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From “Let the Asteroid Hit” to “No Thanks on the Trump Account” Some of the very same people who once told pollsters they’d take planetary annihilation over a Trump presidency are now quietly refusing to enroll their own eligible children in these accounts.

Some of the very same people who once told pollsters they’d take planetary annihilation over a Trump presidency are now quietly refusing to enroll their own eligible children in these accounts.

From “Let the Asteroid Hit” to “No Thanks on the Trump Account”

Watertown Post February 26, 2026

-West Palm Beach / By Hans Wilder There was a poll not long ago — one of...

City of the Future? AI, Payroll, and the $90,000 Question If that forecast holds true, cities like Watertown may face a decision that would have sounded like science fiction a decade ago:

If that forecast holds true, cities like Watertown may face a decision that would have sounded like science fiction a decade ago:

City of the Future? AI, Payroll, and the $90,000 Question

Watertown Post February 26, 2026

Watertown Post | Opinion & Analysis By Hans Wilder Watertown once branded itself the “City of the...

Trapped in the Feed: When the Platform Becomes the World A Bubble That Feels Like Truth

Trapped in the Feed: When the Platform Becomes the World

Watertown Post February 23, 2026

Watertown Post | Opinion -Watertown NY By Hans Wilder Walk through Public Square, sit in a coffee...

THEY SAID IT. WE HAVE THE TAPE. This isn’t about scoring partisan points. It’s about memory. Political memory is short — unless someone insists on lengthening it.

This isn’t about scoring partisan points. It’s about memory. Political memory is short — unless someone insists on lengthening it.

THEY SAID IT. WE HAVE THE TAPE.

Watertown Post February 13, 2026

Watertown NY By Hans Wilder There are moments in politics when the spin machine runs so hot...

Watertown at a Crossroads: Scale Back at the Top — or Tax the City Into Utter Decline? Most are trash not the Watertown Post

Watertown at a Crossroads: Scale Back at the Top — or Tax the City Into Utter Decline?

Watertown Post February 11, 2026

WATERTOWN, NY — The warning signs are no longer subtle. Property taxes are climbing. Assessments are rising....

The Victim Olympics: America’s New National Sport Whine & Blame: The Rise of Responsibility Avoidance

The Victim Olympics: America’s New National Sport

Watertown Post February 9, 2026

By Hans Wilder There’s a strange new hobby sweeping the nation. It’s called Professional Victimhood. No equipment...

The Wilder Treatment: I’m Green — And I’m With Trump

Watertown Post February 2, 2026

By Hans Wilder Yeah, I said it.I’m Green. Actual Green.Not corporate-approved, carbon-credit, Zoom-call-from-a-private-jet Green. And I’m with...

Watertown–Nuuk: Why Northern New York Should Look North (Way North) Not the end of the road — the start of a flight path. Watertown, New York ✈️ Nuuk, Greenland.

Not the end of the road — the start of a flight path. Watertown, New York ✈️ Nuuk, Greenland.

Watertown–Nuuk: Why Northern New York Should Look North (Way North)

Watertown Post January 17, 2026

By Hans Wilder WATERTOWN, NY — Every city is always hunting for its “next thing.” Some chase...

Greenland Is the Next Alaska — and Fort Drum Is Right in the Middle of It The North Country’s Golden Age

Greenland Is the Next Alaska — and Fort Drum Is Right in the Middle of It

Watertown Post January 11, 2026

Watertown Post — Opinion & Analysis By Hans Wilder Every few generations, America faces a choice:Sit still...

Albany Picks Winners and Losers in Childcare — and North Country Families Pay the Price Illustration of home daycares and families in Northern New York asking for funding while a large corporate daycare receives money from Albany in a Richard Scarry–style cartoon scene.