“Men who look upon themselves born to reign, and others to obey, soon grow insolent; selected from the rest of mankind their minds are early poisoned by importance; and the world they act in differs so materially from the world at large, that they have but little opportunity of knowing its true interests, and when they succeed to the government are frequently the most ignorant and unfit of any throughout the dominions.”
— Thomas Paine, Common Sense, Jan.10, 1776
That bit of wisdom is 248 years old today (though it was true even before Paine wrote it) and helped spark a revolution. The guy wasn’t even running for president and still brought his A-game.
We’re sure back in Paine’s day there were plenty of doomsday Chicken Littles on the sidelines saying it’s better to play ball with kings and aristocrats than risk ruin in defiance. Paine, in his famous pamphlet, observed:
“A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right, and raises at first a formidable outcry in defense of custom. But the tumult soon subsides. Time makes more converts than reason.”
It so happens that we have two authors as front-runners in the first-in-the-nation New Hampshire presidential primary, even if one you’ll have to scribble in, and neither will debate an opponent on a stage here this election cycle.
Donald J. Trump famously wrote a book (with help from Tony Schwartz) called, “Trump: The Art of the Deal,” which is about playing hardball, being tough and never settling for less than what you want. A guide to being a monarch of sorts if that’s what you’re into.
Joe Biden, also a man of letters, has several books under his belt: “Promises to Keep: On Life and Politics” in 2007 and “Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose” in 2017. The first is about his life in politics and the second was published after the death of his son Beau.
Both presidents, for better or worse, have made their mark on America. These administrations spanned the greatest American health disaster since the Spanish Flu and consequent explosion in federal debt. Yet our nation has emerged stronger in the world, leading its figurative and literal recovery. Huge challenges and tremendous opportunities await in the post-COVID era.
We believe America needs new Democratic and new Republican leadership. On your New Hampshire first-in-the-nation presidential primary ballots on Tuesday, January 23rd, is a full menu of new visions as to where we go from here.
The observation has been made before but remains very much true in the case of Howard Brodsky, the new Citizen of the Year as announced by the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce.
With many important topics facing New Hampshire and the nation right now, we will go with the top two: the proposal for an “adult” retreat for those with diaper issues, and the curious case of Taylor Swift and the Super Bowl.
There is much wisdom in the old and simple saying that if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Regrettably, some well-intended legislators in Concord this week are moving to “fix” our Right-to-Know Law.
Now that national pundits and pols have left our fair little state, what to make of the 2024 presidential primaries?
As the dust settles on the 2024 New Hampshire primary, residents of the Granite State find themselves contemplating the future of an event that has long been a cornerstone of American politics, our first-in-the-nation primary. The question at the forefront for many: Does it even have a future?
New Hampshire lost two of its finest citizens in recent days. The state is better for their having been here.
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