The Chamberlain Debate “Did Joshua Chamberlain Forget?” is an attempt to give equal exposure to both sides in the debate over the site of Chamberlain’s attack at Petersburg on June 18, 1864. Unfortunately, the evidence is not evenly distributed on both sides. Diane Smith gives two arguments to support her position that Chamberlain attacked Rives’ […]

I think the government solution to a problem is usually as bad as the problem and very often makes the problem worse. — Milton Friedman (1912-2006)

Last week I was talking to a friend of mine and he asked me if there was anything going on with the Brunswick Human Rights Task Force. You might recall that the task force was formed after several situations were reported where people were allegedly harassed. The Town Council, wanting to stay in front of […]

PeaceWorks of Greater Brunswick co-sponsored an event Monday at the Curtis Memorial Library. The speaker noted that the Transpacific Partnership (TPP) and trade policy was front and center in the presidential campaign. Most of the talk was about manufacturing job losses, but it also noted that the TPP and the lesser known deal being negotiated […]