by David Brooks | Sep 2, 2015 | Blog
The IRS has ruled that a Vermont man who bought solar panels as part of a community solar project – a “solar farm” – can take the same tax credit that a person can have if they put the panels on their own roof. A story in the Burlington...
by David Brooks | Sep 2, 2015 | Blog
Perhaps prodded by my light-hearted story Tuesday about whether Mt. Washington should be renamed Agiocochook, somebody has petitioned the White House to do just that, noting that George Washington owned 300 slaves, and “Allowing the George Washington’s...
by David Brooks | Sep 1, 2015 | Blog
By UNH News Service: Trust in scientists as a source of information is higher among liberals than conservatives regardless of topic, according to new survey research on New Hampshire residents from the Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire....
by David Brooks | Aug 31, 2015 | Blog
UPDATE: After I filed this, Ken Gallager contacted me and said he had forgotten that “Agiocochook Crag” was named in 2010 – it’s a small prominence near the Mt. Washington Auto Road. So I’ll have to tweak the story for print. Now that...
by David Brooks | Aug 31, 2015 | Blog
Self-driving cars may be good or bad (they’re a potential “threat multiplier” for terrorists, it seems) but at the moment they have one good effect: They’re more polite toward bicyclists and pedestrians than cars piloted by carbon-based life...
by David Brooks | Aug 31, 2015 | Blog
As a kid I remember learning that the US/Canada border is the longest undefended national border in the world, and I imagine this still holds true; I don’t think Russia and China have dropped their respective guards. So it’s kind of funny that one of the...
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