Blink and you may have missed one of the more recent controversies over cancel culture. On March 23, 2021, columnist Hemal Jhaveri published an opinion piece at For The Win, a sports commentary website operated by USA Today. In it, she remarked on the “Cinderella story” then forming around the surprising success of Oral Roberts […]

Bring COVID clinics to prisons Regarding the outbreak of COVID-19 cases at Two Bridges Regional Jail: Why, given the slackening of public demand for vaccinations, and expansion of eligibility to all adults, haven’t all Maine prisoners and prison staff been vaccinated? It can’t be that difficult to bring a vaccination clinic to each jail. Judith C. […]

It’s hard these days to keep track of all the decrepitude in public life, so forgive me if I highlight some new sleaze that has likely escaped your notice. In the waning days of the Trump dystopia, a group called Americans for Prosperity – which is bankrolled by conservative billionaire David Koch – spent more […]

Former President Donald Trump has claimed at times that he’ll start a third political party called the Patriot Party. In fact, most Americans – 62% in a recent poll – say they’d welcome the chance to vote for a third party. In almost any other democracy, those Americans would get their wish. In the Netherlands, […]