You don’t have to be a big fan of Chief Justice John Roberts to concede that he wouldn’t dream of jet-setting around the country at a conservative billionaire’s expense or hanging outside his home a favorite flag of 2020 election deniers or Christian nationalists. But then why, you must be wondering, was he so unwilling […]
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Douglas Rooks: Biden’s dilemma goes to the heart of democracy
Voters should ask themselves whose policies would most benefit the American people, and the world for which the United States is still a leading force, writes the columnist.
Opinion: The Chevron doctrine is dead, long live the Chevron doctrine
Do we really want courts deciding complicated questions of science and medicine? We don’t – and Maine can do better.
Maine Compass: This July 4, let’s celebrate our interdependence as well
In these days of division, it’s easy to forget how much we depend on each other, writes state Rep. Sally Cluchey of Bowdoinham.
Commentary: Not much clarity in the Supreme Court’s immunity decision
Anyone who expected the Supreme Court to give clear guidance on the extent to which former President Donald Trump can be tried (and tried and tried) for the crimes of which he has been accused must surely be disappointed with the complexity of what the justices decided in Trump v. United States. The case was […]
Opinion: Trump underestimates the goodness that connects us
The candidate’s campaign to dehumanize immigrants must be forcefully resisted.
Maine Compass: Biden’s accomplishments put him far ahead of his lying, immoral opponent
If overlooking one bad night is not enough for people to understand the difference between the two candidates, we are in bad shape as a country.
Opinion: Authoritarians want power. Please don’t sit this election out
The stakes are high, and the whole world is looking on.
Opinion: Help teens to better understand gender, sexuality
An adolescent’s job is to figure out where they fit in the scheme of life. Our job as adults is to support that process.
Opinion: Summer reveals weakness of students’ Gaza protests
I didn’t think the disruptive, unethical agitation would be sustained. I was right.