Op-eds - Portland Press Herald

Commentary: Proposed Maine local option tax would be a losing proposition

by Jacob Posik Special to the Press Herald December 14, 2019December 13, 2019

Border-county businesses would forfeit sales, and taxpayers in most of the state’s municipalities would see little benefit.

by Jill Saxby Special to the Press Herald December 14, 2019December 27, 2019

A new movie based on a Senate Intelligence Committee investigation makes clear how much we still don’t know.

by Don Kimball Special to the Press Herald December 13, 2019December 12, 2019

After crashes that killed 346 people, Congress shouldn’t return the plane to the sky unless it is safe and its pilots are properly trained.

by Justin Fox Bloomberg Opinion December 13, 2019December 12, 2019

Internet sales are still rising briskly. Employment in the sector is not. Could our robot overlords be to blame?

by Brendan McQuade Special to the Press Herald December 11, 2019December 10, 2019

This technology exists not to protect us but to track us, making it incompatible with our nation’s ideas about freedom and liberty.

by Leonard Pitts Jr. Miami Herald December 11, 2019December 10, 2019

Attorney General Bill Barr’s veiled threat is an inappropriate response to appropriate criticism.

by Hugh Hewitt Special to The Washington Post December 11, 2019December 10, 2019

The British prime minister is committed to free markets and maintaining the military.

by Frederic B. Hill Special to the Press Herald December 10, 2019December 9, 2019

They are putting Moscow’s interests ahead of the U.S. Constitution and our historical alliances and allies.

by Adrienne A. Williams Special to the Chicago Tribune December 10, 2019December 9, 2019

Our current system focuses on identifying existing illnesses. A better system would include regular psychological checkups and preventive care.