That thin band of nylon can be a lifesaver, Matthew Dunlap says.

I’m writing as an activist and human, with what I assume to be human morals. The newspaper recently published a column by Sam Shain discussing the controversy involving Slates restaurant in Hallowell (“Sam Shain: Slates story shows hatred spreading to the left,” Aug. 12). I’d like to dig into what he think happened. Shain started […]

The chamber would function as the founders intended if there were more centrists from both parties.

Oh, Hong Kong, wonderful, magnificent Hong Kong. It is standing up for consent of the people, for freedom, justice and personal rights. Millions have risked their futures through protest. But then look from east to west for a dismayingly different story. Look at the United States where too many want to get rid of President […]

Many Republicans are worried about America’s changing demographics. But it was a Republican president — Ronald Reagan — who set the country on its irrevocable course toward greater diversity. And they should honor Reagan’s vision. The U.S. is inexorably becoming a more heterogeneous country. Non-Hispanic whites comprise about three fifths of the population, down from […]