Long before Project 2025, Republicans joined Democrats in “providing for the general welfare,” making the constitutional imperative a government priority. Through fair tax rates funding essential services, Congress translated the Golden Rule into civic life. We were all the better for it. At the same time that public education and strong unions helped build a […]

It seems like the unjustified “military excursion” against Iran is experiencing mission creep. And let’s call it for what it is: Israel’s war. We have no business wasting billions of dollars on this war. Will Israel repay the U.S. for the money spent on this unwise war? Nope, I doubt it. If it’s such a […]

In “The Odyssey,” when Calypso tells Odysseus he may finally leave her island, he replies that he longs for home — the sight of it, the life he knows there. I feel the same as a grandfather watching my two grandchildren prepare for medical school. They’ll leave Maine to train, but I hope they come […]

I was a registered Democrat for 60 years. I recently changed my registration to independent because I was tired of Democrats, typically on the right side of most issues, nevertheless shooting themselves in their collective feet when it was important. The only important thing right now is defeating Sen. Susan Collins.  However, with so much […]

Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu are cruelly and deceitfully attacking a country that in no way represents a threat. Trump has openly stated the purpose: regime change. This is something Netanyahu has been after for decades — not for national security purposes, but as part of his dream of a greater Israel. Many people are […]

What does the CIA have to do with us paying 50 cents a gallon more for gas than we did 10 days ago? Plenty, it turns out. But we have to go all the way back to 1951 to discover why. That’s when Iran’s first democratically elected prime minister, a doctor named Mohammad Mossadegh, nationalized […]

There is considerable discussion among the press and other media about how Iran’s leadership might change and what it might mean for that nation. I believe this is profoundly the wrong question. Rather, Americans should focus on what kind of country has the U.S. become. Leaving aside all the discussion of reasons, or lack thereof, and the personalities which brought our […]