Krowinski blamed the governor for the coming train wreck of unaffordability, because – wait for it – Gov. Scott Didn’t Attend The Meeting In Person.

The Vermont Democratic Party has decided not to send established figures like Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Instead, they are sending a group of very young delegates that includes a host of next-generation political activists.

The religious test is not a fluke. It is evidence that the patients are running the asylum. You can see the results. Higher taxes. Declining services. Dumber students. Increased lawlessness. Drug crimes. Drug deaths. And the only answer the inmates can think of is for you to give them more money and power.

To celebrate BTL’s 150th post, cast your vote for who made the biggest ass of themselves in the 2023-4 legislative session.

What has evolved is the building of ‘silos’ by NGOs and the avoidance of collaboration.

Lifelong Dem says his old party taken over by Progressives/ Socialists.

by Aaron Warner Christopher Rufo has emerged as one of the most strident opponents to woke culture.  Raised by a family who embraced communist ideology, Rufo broke from his family’s way of […]

Vermont lawmakers do not have the constitutional upper hand under Prop 4. Taxpayers can anticipate footing the bill for the State’s defense against anyone who dares to challenge them, if Proposition 4 is approved by voters in 2026.

Years later, the town, more woke than ever, has achieved a different kind of dome, one that protects exorbitant public school spending at great expense.

Sure, in the end, my son will probably vote for Biden. But he is not happy about it. Neither are thousands in his generation who have lost faith in the system and no longer care about defending the institutions of democracy. 

Ten years of being priced out of our own state by legislators who want to be “good stewards of the planet.”

There is no better candidate to represent the Democratic Party than Howard Dean. Both have undergone an incredible transformation that leaves them barely recognizable from the 1990s.

I have noticed that the phrase “conspiracy theory” often stops people from thinking and asking questions.

The intangible loss resulting from the closing of institutions is not a vacant building(s) but the loss of a place. Even town meeting attendance is down.

The crime of the century?

Reflections on 30, growing up with, and out of, politics.

At that 1985 Burlington Town Hall meeting, Chomsky accused Israel of being the “surrogate” assassin for the US and carrying out mass killings in “Africa, Asia, and primarily Latin America.”

Vermonters worried we are about to be taxed out of our homes come July are now being told not to expect any sort of relief for at least three years while they study the issue. News flash: we can’t afford the bill this year! Fix your mess now.

Internal documents reveal that gender-affirming care “will go down as one of the worst medical scandals in history.”

In its search for new revenue, Vermont has become desperate for financial resources. What a terrible state of affairs, and it is only becoming more dire.

A quick look at the Internet provides ample evidence a lot of people in Vermont and around the country don’t have a place to live or enough food to eat.

Even more concerning for Vermont is the research showing the negative relationship between income tax rates and gross domestic product.

Like Icarus consumed by arrogance, our elected representatives are heedless of the warnings, are taking us too close to the sun.