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Columns

Published
January 10, 2021

The View From Here: Watching democracy come unglued

The assault on the U.S. Capitol looks unpleasantly familiar to an expert in Balkan politics.
Published
January 10, 2021

Maine Observer: Close contact creates stress and a few laughs

Add a boombox and a cheerleading doll to the list of COVID losses.
Published
January 9, 2021

Commentary: Families get long-term boost from support that focuses on both generations

Households that were struggling before COVID are gaining from access to counseling and education for parents and early learning for kids.
Published
January 9, 2021

Maine Voices: Tepid response to Capitol mob attack signals strategic law enforcement failure

This is what happens when everyone insists on retaining their traditional operational sovereignty. Everybody’s in charge, so nobody’s in charge.
Published
January 9, 2021

Commentary: Rudy Giuliani has been down this riot road before

The man who urged ‘trial by combat’ Wednesday egged on a massive 1992 NYPD protest over a Black mayor’s moves toward police accountability.

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Published
January 9, 2021

Commentary: The conservative case for impeaching Trump now

When the chief executive of the federal government incites an attack on the legislature, party differences should fall away.
Published
January 8, 2021

Commentary: What pro-Trump insurrectionists share – and don’t – with the American Revolution

The revolutionaries also embraced conspiracy-driven violent direct action – but they would have opposed installing one man in power at the expense of the people’s sovereignty.
Published
January 8, 2021

Maine Voices: Shattering of Capitol’s sanctity demonstrates our nation’s fragility

Everyone who truly wants to protect our founding principles must stand up now for unity and justice.
Published
January 7, 2021

Commentary: How restaurants became one of America’s most selfless institutions

Community outreach during the pandemic has become both a branding opportunity and a moral imperative that will change the industry’s future.
Published
January 7, 2021

Commentary: I know how it feels to lose a stolen election. A real patriot would move on.

President Trump's claims have no merit. But even if they did, he's doing the wrong thing now.