When citizen consent is limited to elections, institutions that look democratic can operate like disciplined clubs, which is why elite circulation and oligarchic drift need counterweights. Two classic blueprints for political organization still shape local government. John Locke’s account of democracy treats office as a revocable trust grounded in majority consent and limited powers. Vladimir… Continue reading Locke, Lenin, and Local Power: Claremont’s Test of Consent
Author: Kevin Tyson
Break the Cycle or Change the System
This blog post is adapted from this Substack essay. Break the Cycle or Change the System TLDR: The people who could be punished have been. Chasing more scalps won’t bring the money back and will burn cash we don’t have. The real failure is structural: the board slid into oligarchy. Everyone who played along shares… Continue reading Break the Cycle or Change the System
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Three Conservatives Walk Into A Bar
The following appeared first at my Substack site https://kptyson.substack.com/ Smoke curled at the threshold of the Crow Bar on Opera House Square as if some backstage machine had misfired. The manager, who had seen his share of theater across the street, merely grinned and held the door. Out of the gray stepped three men in… Continue reading Three Conservatives Walk Into A Bar
Daily News Brief
Claremont • Sullivan County • New Hampshire • U.S. — Saturday, October 18, 2025 Local — Claremont & Sullivan County SAU 6 still reeling; “Wild West” plan stalls in Concord A Senate committee balked at Claremont’s emergency school‑finance proposal as the district works through a ~$5M hole and staff changes. Sources: NHJournal — Damien Fisher:… Continue reading Daily News Brief
SchoolCare, Claremont, and the Health-Cost Shock Wave
Claremont’s Shock Invoice Claremont’s school budget crisis—already a five-alarm fire—now has an accelerant: a nearly $870,000 mid-year invoice from SchoolCare, the nonprofit health-benefits pool that covers many NH districts. That bill lands atop an existing ~ $5 million deficit and tight cash-flow projections, forcing immediate triage on spending and reserve use. What SchoolCare Is (and… Continue reading SchoolCare, Claremont, and the Health-Cost Shock Wave
The Sullivan County NH Republican Committee 