The country’s pacifist constitution is idealistic but shortsighted; a powerful Japan is the best hedge against an aggressive China.
Siobhán Brett
Opinion editor
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Next up for Congress? Fixing the Electoral Count Act.
If passed, the bill proposed by the Senate group would go a long way toward preventing a repeat of the 2020 election fiasco.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Well-executed Mar-a-Lago search is just the beginning
Like it or not, the information supporting the warrant executed at Mar-a-Lago had to have gone way beyond the norm.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Reversal of Roe spells disaster for maternal mental health
We don’t know nearly enough about postpartum depression, which is both underdiagnosed and especially prevalent among mothers of color.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: New short-term rental commission must take a long-term, statewide view
The business eats into housing inventory. As you may have noticed, Maine doesn’t have any to spare.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Heavy-handed parking enforcement does Portland a disservice
The ever-present threat of parking tickets drives people away from the city’s downtown. If only we could divert those efforts elsewhere.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: I’m working in my jammies, and I’m just fine
Mounting concern for remote workers’ health and well-being rings hollow.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Hard hit by climate change, eastern Kentucky deserves better leaders
Ideologues like Sen. Rand Paul were once an amusing curiosity. Now? They’re simply in the way.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Time to expand our concept of ‘Maine’ and the people who bring it to life
By thinking of our state as a vast network of people and ideas, we can fuel its economy.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Sen. Angus King: How Congress is addressing inflation, climate change and the deficit
Any of the provisions of the just-passed Inflation Reduction Act would be incredibly impactful on their own. Combined, they set Americans up for stable, sustained success.