Monthly Archives: August 2026

In New Mexico, we say we love small business. But our government is not very nice to it. Small business was mentioned by the gubernatorial candidates in the recent primary with the customary platitudes about how New Mexico should reduce … Continue reading →

The Democrats in Maine, anxious to beat US Senator Susan Collins in November, nominated a charismatic outsider and then pressured him to withdraw his nomination as his flawed personal background came to light.  The state party then undertook a hasty … Continue reading →

Several Democratic nominees for the state legislature have received a special recognition that might not be so special. These nominees were publicly recognized after each of them beat a fellow Democrat in the recent primary. One of them might be … Continue reading →

Last November, New Mexicans went to the polls to vote in the relatively new unified local elections, which cover nonpartisan local districts including school boards, municipal governments, and miscellaneous districts such as soil and water conservation districts. But not for … Continue reading →