Instead of the patient study of cryptic matters, conspiracy theorists promise the interpretive keys to the kingdom to anyone able to open a Facebook account.
Op-eds
Opinion: I hoped to write less about Trump in 2023. I failed.
I was wrong when I thought Trump’s legal troubles would get in the way of his march to the GOP nomination.
Opinion: Physicians like me know our health care system must change
A recent experience as a patient served as a good example of how dysfunctional things can get.
Opinion: Secretary Bellows begs to differ. Would that it were so simple.
If Maine’s secretary of state is correct about what constitutes insurrection, several congressmen and senators may be illegally holding office.
Opinion: Portland must call for a ceasefire in Gaza
Innocent civilians, just trying to live their lives, should not be caught in the middle of this horrifying conflict.
Opinion: The Civil War came down to more than just slavery
As the historian Barbara Tuchman once wrote, war is the unfolding of miscalculations.
Opinion: Maine will not hit clean energy goals without transmission and delivery
We are failing to build new transmission lines at the pace and scale needed to meet our targets.
Opinion: This is what Ukraine needs to win
Will the United States decide to come to the aid of its natural and reliable allies?
Opinion: The U.K. and Armenia know the dangers of the war in Gaza
Small wonder that staunch supporters of Israel are now calling for paths to a sustainable ceasefire.
Opinion: Our battle for access to abortion must be sustained
Mainers deserve to live in a state where funding for family planning services is prioritized rather than pilloried.