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Published
February 25, 2023

Commentary: Outcry over King email to Twitter predictably overblown

The sending of the email isn't as serious as those presenting it or promoting it would have us believe.
Published
January 21, 2023

Commentary: To protect the free speech of all Maine voters, we must take action now

No other state in the country has such a strong tradition of ordinary citizens standing up for our rights as voters against big donors. That energy must be sustained in 2023.
Published
January 2, 2023

Commentary: Bookstores are a refuge for freedom of speech while censors wage battle

If you make yourself available to the experience, a bookstore is a magical space, a site of resistance against ‘the attention economy.’
Published
October 10, 2022

Another View: The public shouldn’t have to sue to get public information

The Freedom of Information Act remains a powerful but flawed law, with disclosure from some agencies coming only after legal action.
Published
September 25, 2022

Commentary: An attack on a Maine school librarian is an attack on democracy

The professional school library community will continue to uphold the principle of intellectual freedom. But we need your help.

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Published
September 17, 2022

Another View: Mercifully, the U.S. Constitution is not based on the Bible

Elected officials like Missouri’s Josh Hawley seek to impose their beliefs on school curricula, equal rights, bodily autonomy and other issues.
Published
September 1, 2022

School district to pay far-right conservative Shawn McBreairty $40,000 in lawsuit

A judge ruled that RSU 22 violated McBreairty's First Amendment rights when it banned him from school events.
Published
August 7, 2022

Maine Voices: What if the balance demanded by the Fairness Doctrine could exist today?

A frequently chaotic and polarizing media landscape could benefit from an updated version of the broadcasting rule.
Published
August 1, 2022

Another View: Conspiracy theorist’s lawsuit must be coupled with social media reform

Twitter and Facebook and others must bear responsibility for letting vile falsehoods like Alex Jones' catch fire.
Published
July 26, 2022

Trial begins in Alex Jones’ Sandy Hook damages lawsuit

Texas and Connecticut courts have found him liable for defamation for his portrayal of the massacre as a hoax.