Opinion
Should It Be Legal To Sleep It Off?
In New Hampshire, the law regarding ‘operating under the influence’ (OUI) is liberally construed and enforcement sometimes approaches absurd levels.
Opinion
Let’s Make New Hampshire’s Vehicle Tint Laws Less Draconian
By Rep. Josh Yokela for The Liberty Block New Hampshire RSA 265:95 forbids any aftermarket tint on the driver or passenger side windows. The law is primarily enforced during the yearly inspection and will cause a vehicle to fail the safety inspection, but police could punish drivers with a $75 Read more
Opinion
Should Art Therapy Require A License?
A bill proposed by One Democratic Representative and one Democratic Senator in the New Hampshire House would begin to regulate ‘art therapy’ much like other types of psychiatric care. House Bill 546 grants the state ‘office of professional licensure and certification’ the authority to regulate the practice of art therapy, Read more
Opinion
Should Police Cars Be Visible To Citizens?
Have you ever been pulled over by an unmarked car that you never suspected belonged to a law enforcement officer?
Opinion
Bad Legislation Withdrawn By Sponsor After Backlash
House Bill 1590 ‘authorizes’ the New Hampshire State Government to automatically punish speeders charging their EZ Pass accounts whenever they pass through a toll at a speed greater than the posted speed limit. As the bill says:
Opinion
NH Dems: Let’s Tax Electronics!
By Rep. Jess Edwards for The Liberty Block There are a number of NH Democrats that collectively continue to push for higher tax rates on existing taxes or worse, push to create entirely new forms of taxation. The latest one to appear is a retail sales tax on electronics. House Read more
Opinion
The Investigative Parity Act
By Ian Underwood for The Liberty Block Every few days, it seems, we hear about some situation where a police officer does something beyond the pale, like leaving a child to bleed out in the back seat of a patrol car, beating a suspect who is handcuffed to a chair, Read more
Opinion
10 Questions Guaranteed To Make You Libertarian
Central to the classical liberal, libertarian, voluntaryist, and anarchist ideologies is the principle of self ownership.
Opinion
The Environmental Case For Abolishing Traffic Enforcement
We could safely assume that everyone in the world desires cleaner air and less pollution. While the use of fossil fuels has huge benefits (saving and improving billions of lives) which many believe outweigh the negative effects of its pollutant byproducts, nobody on any side of the debate would argue Read more
Opinion
La Falacia Escandinava
Los demócratas han presentado a las naciones escandinavas de Dinamarca, Suecia, Finlandia, Islandia y Noruega como ejemplos de éxitos socialistas por muchos años. Esto parece deberse en gran parte al “Informe Mundial de Felicidad”, que publica anualmente las Naciones Unidas. El informe clasifica consistentemente a las naciones escandinavas en la Read more