People are pushing a false narrative, as the country moves markedly to the right politically.

On summer nights I like to go outside, if only for a couple of minutes, and watch the moon. I think of it as watching not looking. The word “look” feels static. “Watch” applies to things in motion and the moon always seems to be slyly shifting shape, forever teasing: You may see me but […]

Lawmakers must confront a tax system that is skewed toward big corporations and the wealthy.

Sure, now it’s old hat — the moon, yeah, been there, done that. But 50 years ago, the very thought, let alone the sight and the sound, of two human beings setting foot onto another celestial rock? Well, that took almost more imagination and more guts and more science than we could get our heads […]

I am sure the Department of Transportation had reason to recently clear-cut the Western Avenue interchange with Interstate 95. I only wish more people knew exactly what it was they were cutting down (“With eye on safety, Maine DOT clearing trees near I-95 exits,” June 21). The Western Avenue interchange was created in the mid-1950s […]

The columnist has kept on with many of his favorite pursuits with a hand from the people around him.