CLEAN ENERGY · GENE THERAPY · ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
A friend wrote to me the other day and said that, fifty years
from now, if someone wanted to know what these times felt like,
one of the best records might be the pieces I have been writing.
It was a generous thing to say. It was also unnerving.
There is a danger in becoming fluent in decline. You start out
trying to describe what is happening. After a while, description
develops habits. You get quick at spotting rot. You get good at
recognizing bad faith. You learn the smell of institutional
mildew. Before long, the record you are keeping begins to look
like a prophecy.
These are hard times to record. The lies move faster than the
corrections. Cruelty is sold as strength. Shallow people call
their certainty courage. The machinery of democracy keeps making
its familiar sounds, but underneath you can hear the grinding of
parts that have gone too long without maintenance.
So yes, the tunnel is real. The mistake is deciding it has no…
Maine’s Involuntary Lenders
CHILD CARE · STATE PAYMENTS
Maine’s delayed child care
subsidy payments force
providers to absorb costs,
risking closures and reducing…
The City in the Footnotes
MUNICIPAL BUDGET · PUBLIC SAFETY
Portsmouth faces challenges in
making complex municipal
budgets and policies
understandable to residents
amid rising costs and intricate
governance.
Local Control, on Concord’s
Terms
SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING · SCHOOL TAX CAPS
New Hampshire debates local
control as state lawmakers
propose tax caps amid rising
special education costs and…
AI IMPACT · SKILLED TRADES
As AI advances in office tasks,
skilled trades remain essential
for hands-on work requiring
physical presence and technical
judgment.
INFLATION · FEDERAL RESERVE
Rising mortgage rates and
persistent inflation are…
POLITICAL SCANDAL · CAMPAIGN FINANCE
Graham Platner’s tattoo and
personal allegations raise…
The Mulberry Harbor Problem
MILITARY TECHNOLOGY · WARFARE STRATEGY
The article examines how the
Mulberry harbors’ logistical
innovation during D-Day
parallels Ukraine’s use of…
They Should Put Antibiotics in
the Water
Martha’s Vineyard faces rising
tick-borne diseases, including
alpha-gal syndrome, causing…