Environmental rules continue to be rolled back under the Trump administration, even as impeachment dominates the front pages. Read More
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Letters to the editor for Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019: The company we keep, congressional gangs, who would steal from a cemetery? Read More
It is past time for action. Read More
Medical privacy is something that should not be granted the most powerful person in the world. Read More
Can't we just enjoy the movie? Read More
If you are going to rig the vote, do it from the start. Don’t wait until the count shows that your candidate is not doing well, and only then intervene to fix it. Read More
There is no doubt that an education at MMA is a good investment, but MMA is a specialized school that appeals to a small percentage of high school graduates. Read More
A Trump administration proposal, which would double the amount of time that asylum seekers must wait in order to be able to work here in the U.S. from 180 days to at least a full year, is completely backward. Read More
There's more at stake in the Trump impeachment process than the fate of the president. Read More
The Sanford Board of Appeals convened Wednesday night, November 13, for a hearing regarding a Violation Notice issued by Sanford Fire Marshal Patrick Cotter that would have required me, as the owner of a 10-bed men’s recovery residence on Boyd Street, to either make roughly… Read More
Letters to the editor for Monday, Nov. 18, 2019: Honesty and decency, Alan Dershowitz and impeachment, backtracking in Syria. Read More
Letters to the editor for Saturday, November 16, 2019: Helping America’s heroes, people should decide for themselves on impeachment, issues with story about “baby killer drug.” Read More
Patrick could certainly prove to be a strong candidate, although the Democratic Party does not have a great record with Massachusetts governors, nor does it have an affinity for Wall Street executives. Read More
The trend is undeniable: The days of exploiting animals in the name of entertainment are quickly coming to an end. Read More
Two months after President Donald Trump declared U.S.-Taliban peace talks "dead," diplomacy with the Afghan insurgents is reviving. Read More
If you look around your home, office or any store, you’ll see the profound impact the trucking industry has on daily lives. Read More
All day long on Saturday, people came in and out of Karen and Fritz Mulhauser's cozy, Capitol Hill rowhouse and cleaned them out. Read More
We can and should do more. Read More
The Federalist is a much-needed addition to the ranks of Beltway-based media organizations, and Jim Hanson is one of its reliable essayists. But it is crucial for conservatives to avoid the unforced errors Hanson makes in this piece. Read More
Of all the excuses, defenses, distractions and outright non sequiturs President Trump’s defenders deployed at Wednesday’s first public impeachment hearing, the most telling came from Steve Castor, the Republicans’ chief counsel, as he questioned Bill Taylor, America’s man in Kyiv. Read More
The mailers cite a law passed in the last legislative session that says an employer has committed an act of discrimination under the Maine Human Rights Act if they simply inquire about an applicant’s salary history. Read More
Bloomberg comes with a significant piece of baggage: his support for the New York Police Department's "stop-and-frisk" policy. Read More
With Erdogan scheduled to meet with President Donald Trump in Washington on Wednesday, that might be a good moment for American experts and organizations to stop participating in TRT World's broadcasts. Read More
The world needs Diana Prince more than ever. Read More
Standardized admissions tests are weak predictors of student performance in the first year of college, and their predictive value drops further with each subsequent year of college. Read More
There are five major problems with the ignorance and incompetence defense, starting with the president’s constitutional responsibilities. Read More
If anyone needs more evidence that our nation is in crisis, its basic principles and values under attack, look no farther than Citrus County, Florida. Read More
Imagine Donald Trump's surprise upon realizing that a charity bearing his name did not mean the money belonged to him. Read More
The holiday presidential pardon. Read More
Americans can achieve educational equity not through the generosity of the rich, but through a public funding formula that does not, as occurs now, reward wealthier communities and punish poor ones. Read More
Excluding these talented individuals from the workforce would do more than simply thwart their professional aspirations. It would also deprive a huge number of Americans of accessing quality care. Read More
Creating the European Union provided a structure big and strong enough to contain a united Germany and not be dominated by it. Read More
