As Goes Texas, So Goes New
Hampshire?
SECESSION MOVEMENTS · STATE SOVEREIGNTY
August 26, 2026
Texas and New Hampshire both
entertain secession debates,
reflecting political frustrations
but face legal and practical
barriers to independence.
Texas has always liked to remind the
rest of us that it once was its own
country. New Hampshire has always…
Front-Runners
LOCAL · VOTING RIGHTS · ECONOMY
August 13, 2026
Four candidates vie for New
Hampshire’s 1st Congressional
District, each with distinct…
Can Common Ground Pass a
Bill?
BIPARTISANSHIP · CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
August 11, 2026
Andrew Shue’s New Hampshire Forum
seeks to translate citizen consensus
into bipartisan legislation amid
entrenched political divisions.
Andrew Shue is betting that ordinary
citizens are less divided than the
political system representing them.
The New Hampshire Forum will be…
The Logger Who Changed His
Mind
MAINE POLITICS · LABOR MOVEMENT
July 22, 2026
Troy Jackson’s political evolution
from logger to Senate candidate
highlights tensions between changing
beliefs and enduring labor concerns
in Maine.
Troy Jackson entered politics by
helping stop traffic at the Canadian
border. Nearly 30 years later, he…
Quarters for the Candy
Machine
IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT · PUBLIC SAFETY
July 15, 2026
Two men mistaken for immigration
targets were fatally shot by ICE
agents during vehicle stops,
prompting a nationwide pause on.
Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero had a
small routine with his 3-year-old
daughter. At a neighborhood
laundromat in Biddeford, Maine, he…
The Cold Blob
LOCAL · ECONOMY · REGIONAL
July 4, 2026
A cooling patch in the North
Atlantic signals a weakening ocean
circulation, raising sea levels and…
New Hampshire Statehouse
Roundup: Medicaid Work Rules,
Interpreter Program Risks…
REGIONAL · AI SUMMARY · NEW HAMPSHIRE
July 3, 2026
Navigating Medicaid Work
Requirements and Interpreter Program
Viability Recent activity at the New
Hampshire Statehouse highlights the
complex interplay between federal
compliance mandates, state…
Recent activity at the New Hampshire
Statehouse highlights the complex
interplay between federal compliance
mandates, state policy
implementation, and the practical…
State Health Rules Meet Local
Reality
REGIONAL · AI SUMMARY · NEW HAMPSHIRE
July 3, 2026
The latest round of Statehouse
health work had a familiar feel: big
federal rules, tight state
administration, and local people
left to find out…
The most immediate warning came from
the University of New Hampshire’s
American Sign Language interpreter
program. It is described as the
state’s only accredited training
path, and it may be at risk because
of low enrollment and high tuition…
Europe Needs AI. Canada Has
the Power.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE · SOVEREIGNTY
July 1, 2026
Europe seeks AI independence amid
U.S. export controls, while Canada
offers clean power and
infrastructure for sovereign AI
compute capacity.
The lesson of the last month is not
that America will stop building the
best artificial intelligence. It is…




