For several months, the left wing of the Democratic Party has been flirting with the idea of increasing the size of the Supreme Court if Democrats gain control of Congress and the presidency in 2020. Read More
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Letters to the editor for Friday, March 22, 2019: Buying bragging rights, irrational liberal mindset, a different electoral reform. Read More
It is rare that a leader takes the bull by the horns and corrals support for a cause in which all Americans have a steak. Read More
Of course, the big question is -- how would a bipartisan team actually govern if they won? Here's how it could work. Read More
Rocket Man returns!… Read More
The incremental minimum wage increases are working, and until opponents can prove otherwise with clear data, there is no need to change the law. Read More
The debate over childhood vaccinations is already full of misinformation. Adding false claims about immigration into this mix is irresponsible — and downright wrong. Read More
I join with the many Republicans who are outraged by these statements in requesting that Isgro step down immediately from his position as vice chair of the party. Read More
Maybe one day, some rich kid will be confronted by a classmate questioning how he landed a spot at XYZ University. Read More
Maine’s children should not be punished for their parents’ inability to provide meals for them. Read More
Beto O'Rourke is the newest celebrity politician. Read More
The nation is again in need of lawmakers who speak the language of accounting and finance. Read More
Terrorists linked to the far right are no less murderous than the Islamist groups that get more headlines and attention from politicians. Read More
The Electoral College itself rests upon an incoherent theory of political justice Read More
If the goal is to reduce taxes and make it easier to live in Maine, spend less money; it’s that simple. Mills’ budget moves Maine in the opposite direction. Read More
Brexit is almost entirely an English nationalist project, and the Brexiteers just ignored the fact that leaving the EU would sabotage the Good Friday deal by creating a hard border in Ireland. Read More
Rather than accusing every successful nonwhite student from an elite school of getting preferential treatment, appropriate skepticism should be directed at children of the super-rich who managed to get into elite schools despite less-than-sterling-grades. Read More
Addressing the push and pull factors would undo much of the damage from former policies and alleviate the chaos at our border. Read More
White privilege is real, and this recent cheating scandal attests to that fact. Read More
For many Mainers, figuring out how to pay for abortion care quickly becomes an obstacle. Read More
Air travelers nervous about flying on a Boeing 737 after two crashes in close succession might take comfort in thinking of airplanes as herd animals: There is some safety in numbers. Read More
These indictments are not a scandal. Rather, they are a symptom of the real issue that our country needs to address. Read More
This is how far Republicans will go in submissiveness to President Trump: They will vote to surrender military spending projects in their own home states and districts to avoid displeasing him. Read More
Many of our outspoken people in the news, in entertainment and the general public, on all sides of the political spectrum, are not making America great again. Not even close. Read More
College admissions scandal. Read More
One thing is clear already, Democrats are going to need to speak to the increasingly strident, socialistic, progressive activist segment, and energize them. Read More
As it is on a lot of things, the Democrats' message is jumbled on the question of impeachment. Read More
