As a serious reader of 20th century history I was drawn to a comparison of this past weeks events in Washington to those of 1930s Germany. Then, anti-Semitic nationalists (aka Nazis) took to the streets to smash windows, loot buildings and terrorize. Wednesday, thousands of mostly white thugs emboldened by President Trump invaded our capital, […]

The recent lawsuit filed against Maine DHHS alleging the overuse and misuse of psychotropic medications for children in state custody underscores the need for continued vigilance to ensure Maine’s most vulnerable kids are getting the care they need. Children who have experienced abuse or neglect at home and need to be removed for their safety […]

If Fox, Facebook and Twitter weren’t able to systematically promote lies and exploit false narratives, would Trump have become president? Would a mob have stormed the capital? Good governance cannot prevail in a society that protects and rewards liars. There is evidence that Americans understand this: a corporation can’t use false or misleading ads to […]

What happened Jan. 6 was the result of weeks of lies, encouragement and exhortation by President Trump, his family and supporters like Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell. Five people died. Worse than the deaths, however, was the attack on democracy. The executive encouraged a mob to attack the legislative branch for the purpose of interfering […]

I kept reading Washington Post commentator Marc A. Thiessen’s recent column (“In attack on the Capitol, Trump has blood on his hands,” Jan. 8, Page A13), where he states that people believed President Trump’s lies about the 2020 election “because the media – which is supposed to be an objective arbiter of facts – has […]

The gall of Washington Post columnist Marc A. Thiessen! The temerity! After writing a perfectly cogent commentary (“In attack on the Capitol, Trump has blood on his hands,” Jan. 8, Page A13), he concludes by suggesting it’s the “lamestream” media responsible for Wednesday’s desecration. You know, as if the Steele dossier and the Russian investigation […]

Bethany Mulkern wrote, in a letter in the Jan. 7 Portland Press Herald, “that a contingent of congressional Republicans is attempting to suppress the will of the American people should come as no surprise to anyone familiar with Republican voter-suppression efforts.” Last April Judicial Watch, a conservative, nonpartisan foundation, filed a suit to force Pennsylvania […]