Battle for the Throne of Dysfunction: Montgomery County Executive Race Kicks Off with a Stampede of Self-Appointed Saviors
By Michael Phillips It’s official: the race to replace outgoing Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich has begun—and...
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Wes Moore: Maryland’s Photo-Op Governor or Just Another Selfie Politician?By The Thunder Report – Right of Center Commentary
By Michael Phillips Governor Wes Moore has mastered one thing since taking office: the camera angle. Whether it’s rubbing...
MoCo Priorities: Podcasts Over Potholes?
By Michael Phillips Montgomery County, Maryland, has once again reminded us where its priorities lie—and where they...
Lawsuit Dismissed, But the Message Is Clear: Illegal Entry Comes With Consequences
By Michael Phillips A high-profile immigration lawsuit filed in Maryland by Salvadoran national Kilmar Abrego Garcia is now...
Stop the Creep: Why Frederick County’s Data Center Overlay Is a Red Flag for All of Maryland
Frederick County was supposed to be the firewall. The hold-the-line county. The place that would manage high-growth energy...
PSEG’s Power Grab: How a Utility Giant is Bulldozing Maryland’s Public Process
When a private utility company sues your state in federal court before a final ruling is even made, it’s not just a legal...
Maryland’s Emergency Loan Program for Former Federal Workers: Another Band-Aid on a Bigger Problem
By Michael Phillips Maryland has unveiled a new Emergency Loan Program aimed at helping former federal workers who have...
Moore’s Baltimore Relocation Plan: Budget-Saver or Bureaucratic Shell Game?
By Michael Phillips The Moore-Miller administration recently unveiled its much-publicized plan to relocate thousands of...
Maryland’s Education Crisis: Bureaucracy, Unions, and a Governor Missing in Action
Maryland’s public education system is in freefall—and no one in power seems willing to admit it, let alone fix it. In...
Purple Line or Purple Disaster? How Maryland’s $9 Billion Transit Boondoggle Became the Punchline of State Planning
It’s not every day in Maryland politics that a government fiasco grows so large and embarrassing that even the governor...