Be careful of the company you keep. In a threat delivered over Twitter on Jan. 4, U.S. President Donald Trump said that he is prepared to “HIT VERY FAST AND VERY HARD” culturally important targets in Iran should the country retaliate for the American killing of its top general. As a historian who has written […]

Collins’ votes are political (and partisan) calculations Susan Collins says she “needs more evidence,” is “severely concerned” and is “deeply troubled” often. While she can say those phrases as much as she wants, the substance behind them lacks meaning when she does not act on them. Last week, Sen. Collins stated that she was open […]

A 21st century question: Can Maine finally enjoy the fruits of public power? We’re about to get another important discussion of that possibility. In New York and Washington state, hydroelectricity’s enormous contribution is channeled through public systems. In Maine, hydro is produced by private owners, marked in the original name of the second-largest electric utility, […]

A recent survey revealed that 53 percent of Republicans believe that Donald Trump is a better president than Abraham Lincoln was. I told Tina that I was going to write an article about that survey. “Don’t,” she said, “that’s too awful!” Some other good friends agreed with her. Sorry, good wife and good friends, such […]

“A compassionate community is an uncomfortable community! A community that is uncomfortable when anyone is homeless or hungry. Uncomfortable if every child isn’t loved and given rich opportunities to grow and thrive. Uncomfortable when as a community we don’t treat our neighbors as we would wish to be treated.” — Karen Armstrong, Founder of the […]