Maryland Punishes Parents Harder Than Criminals — And It’s a National Shame
In Maryland today, parents seeking to see their children face harsher repercussions than actual criminals. Violent...
Month: September 2025
Maryland’s Citizen Mapmakers: Inside Bouchat’s Plan to End Gerrymandering
For more than a century, Maryland’s political map has been the butt of national jokes. Districts shaped like snakes and...
Maryland’s “No-Law-Degree-Required” Magistrates: Because Why Should Justice Require Actual Lawyers?
Right now, millions of people are stumbling across a disturbing fact: in Maryland—and many other states—you don’t...
Wes Moore Wants Four More Years—Maryland Says “No Thanks”
The almighty Governor Wes Moore took the stage today to announce what nobody asked for: his reelection campaign. Instead of...
Montgomery County’s School Infrastructure Crisis: Fixing the Basics Before Funding the Buzzwords
On September 8, Montgomery County Public Schools officials Andrea Swiatocha, DJ Connelly, and Julie Morristo led a public...
The Deadly Cost of Leniency: How Maryland’s System Keeps Releasing Repeat Offenders Who Kill Again
In the wake of the tragic murder of Iryna Zarutska, a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee fatally stabbed on a Charlotte light...
Schools Are for Learning—Not for Endless Holiday Politics
In Maryland, the Frederick County Board of Education is once again debating how to juggle the school calendar for...
Sarah Elfreth’s Rising Profile Comes With Rising Questions
Sarah Elfreth, Maryland’s freshman Representative, has enjoyed a rapid rise in Democratic politics. But with that rise...
Who Is Christopher Eric Bouchat? Maryland’s Maverick Candidate for Governor
Christopher Eric Bouchat is not your typical politician. A welder by trade, a small business owner for more than three...
Democrats’ “State of Play” in NJ and VA: Media Spin Meets Hard Reality
Politico’s latest “State of Play” on the 2025 gubernatorial elections in New Jersey and Virginia is exactly what...
James Walkinshaw’s Campaign of Entitlement: Why VA-11 Deserves Better
Virginia’s 11th Congressional District has long been considered safe Democratic territory. But the September 9 special...
Rockville’s “Wild Wild West”: Veterans Betrayed, Vouchers Misused, and Montgomery County’s Culture of Corruption
When a decorated former member of the Army JAG Corps, Lydia D. York, blows the whistle on corruption in her own backyard,...
Is It Time for the Lerners to Sell the Washington Nationals?
The Washington Nationals, once the toast of baseball after their 2019 World Series title, are now deep in a rebuild. At the...
“Free DC” or Free Pass to Chaos? The Battle Over Trump’s Takeover of Washington, D.C.
The images posted by @ScooterCasterNY tell the story: thousands of protesters filling the streets from Malcolm X Park to...
Are the Orioles Tone Deaf on 2026 Tickets?
Baltimore wanted a honeymoon with new ownership. Instead, Birdland is watching a bungled ticket rollout that swapped...
Marc Elrich’s Spin: Blaming Trump While Montgomery County Struggles at Home
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich has once again used his official blog to wage political warfare against Washington,...
The Postcard From L.A.: How “Field Team 6” Turns Hollywood Money and a Super PAC Loophole Into Voter Registration Machinery
When a Virginia voter opened the mailbox to find a glossy postcard postmarked Los Angeles urging them—via a QR code—to...
Two Maryland Murders, One Broken Policy: What Dacara Thompson and Rachel Morin Tell Us About “Sanctuary” Maryland
Maryland just lived through another horror. Nineteen-year-old Da’Cara Thompson vanished on August 22; her body was found...
Montgomery County Schools Face Backlash Over Surge in Non-English-Speaking Immigrant Students
When parents in Montgomery County send their children to school, they expect classrooms focused on academics, discipline,...
This Is What We Call Nutrition? A Glimpse at Montgomery County School Meals
At a recent back-to-school night in Montgomery County, parents were invited to see what their kids will be eating in the...
Chris Van Hollen, Qatar, and the Gaza Boy Who Wasn’t Dead
When Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) stepped to the microphone earlier this year to accuse Israel of killing a starving...
Anne Arundel County Schools Put Girls Last with Bathroom Policy
A follower sent us this photo from Old Mill High School in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Hanging in the girls’ bathroom...
Preferential Protection: Baltimore’s Double Standard on School Security
Once again, Chris Papst and the Project Baltimore team at Fox45 News have pulled back the curtain on hypocrisy inside...
Maryland’s Independent Voters Are Shut Out—And Paying the Price
Roughly 22% of Marylanders—nearly one million people—don’t affiliate with either major political party. That number...
Maryland’s IT Master Plan: A Step Forward, But Who Will Hold Annapolis Accountable?
Maryland’s Department of Information Technology (DoIT) has released an ambitious 86-page IT Master Plan promising to drag...
Frederick County Bets the Farm on Data Centers
On September 2, 2025, the Frederick County Council voted 5–2 to approve a sweeping zoning overlay that opens the door for...
Nextdoor’s Selective Moderation: Neighbors Helping Neighbors, or Neighbors Silencing Neighbors?
Nextdoor was supposed to be the antidote to toxic social media — a hyperlocal platform where neighbors could swap safety...
April McClain Delaney: Potomac’s Congresswoman, Not Western Maryland’s
When April McClain Delaney narrowly secured Maryland’s 6th Congressional District in 2024, her campaign promised...
Frederick’s Breaking Point: How Much More Growth Can the City Handle?
For decades, Frederick, Maryland has sold itself as a city that can have it all—small-town charm, historic downtown...
Maryland’s $21.5 Billion Transportation Plan: Big Spending, Old Problems
The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) has rolled out its Draft Consolidated Transportation Program (CTP) for...
Wes Moore’s Italian Getaway Raises Questions About Gifts, Priorities, and Accountability
Maryland Governor Wes Moore is making headlines—not for bold leadership on crime or education, but for being spotted on a...
Rockville’s Empty Storefront Problem: A Failure of Policy and Priorities
Walk around Rockville Town Center or the streets surrounding the Montgomery County Courthouse and County Council Building,...
Maryland’s Homeschool Families Brace for Possible Regulatory Overreach
As of August 2025, Maryland has not enacted any new restrictions on homeschooling, but the atmosphere among parents...
Maryland’s Traffic Paralysis: Why Won’t the State Build More Bridges Across the Potomac?
Traffic between Maryland and Virginia has become a daily nightmare. Commuters crawl across the American Legion Bridge, sit...
Wes Moore on Clooney’s Yacht While Maryland Crumbles
Maryland Governor Wes Moore has a choice: tackle his state’s crime crisis head-on, or enjoy the good life on George...
Trump Was Right to Step In on D.C. Crime — But Federal Agents Don’t Get a Free Pass to Trample Rights
Washington, D.C. has been sinking under the weight of its own neglect for years. Spiraling violent crime, carjackings in...
Voter ID: Maryland’s Next Election Battle
President Trump has announced he will sign an executive order requiring voter ID for every single vote cast in America....
Baltimore Is Collapsing — And the Left Is to Blame
Baltimore is not a city in “transition.” It is a city in collapse. The numbers speak for themselves: roughly 250,000...
Republicans Risk Falling Behind Democrats in Virginia’s Ground Game
Conservatives in Virginia and across the country are facing an uncomfortable reality: Republicans may be ceding critical...