THE CONVERSATION — Since Republicans regained the majority in the House of Representatives in the 2022 midterm elections, they have initiated a flurry of investigations. Among their targets: the origin of the COVID-19 virus, the FBI’s law enforcement and surveillance activities and Hunter Biden’s business relationships. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of California even spoke recently of a possible presidential […]

Here we go again. The first Republican presidential primary debate is less than a month away and the GOP is hell-bent on making the same mistake it made in 2015. For its first primary debate back then Republicans had a herd of medium-caliber presidential wannabes that was so large the party had to split them […]

Like many material icons, Barbie has had a complex history. When Mattel introduced Barbie to the public in 1959, America was beginning to enter deep into the throes of the Cold War. The modern civil rights movement was beginning to gain steam and the nation was largely embracing the status quo. While the second wave […]

Donald Trump’s critics sometimes compare him to a man whose name arouses a strongly negative reaction. They usually refer to Nazi Germany’s Adolf Hitler, who used his 1933 democratic election to quickly end democracy. But Hitler was an historic monster, so that comparison goes too far. The better parallel could see Trump as “The Man […]

Hi again everyone — I’m so happy to be back with The Times Record again. In truth I’ve aged a bit since my last column appeared although I prefer to use the “a bit” words a bit loosely. As the years have gone swiftly by, like so many of us living in Geezerland, without especially […]

It’s summertime, the best time of year to take to the roads and trails on your bike, or to while away the hours with a good book. That’s why the Brunswick Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee collaborated with the wonderful staff of Curtis Memorial Library to bring readers a Bike Book List. There’s something for […]