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The View From Here: Post-9/11 policing is being used on us

From a federal crackdown in Oregon to a secretive police intelligence unit in Maine, we are seeing counterterrorism tactics turned on the public.

by The Editorial Board July 14, 2020July 13, 2020

Giving government money to religious schools muddles the separate missions of both institutions.

Thomas Jefferson’s radical ideas transcend the limits of his imagination.

by Jim Fossel July 5, 2020July 4, 2020

Margaret Chase Smith denounced McCarthyism 70 years ago. Her ‘Declaration of Conscience’ speaks to this moment in our politics and culture.

by The Editorial Board June 30, 2020June 29, 2020

But Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh don’t live by their pledges to honor precedent.

by The Editorial Board June 16, 2020June 16, 2020

The Supreme Court’s decision offers long-overdue protection for LGBT people in the workplace.

by Carol Garvan and Shelby Leighton June 11, 2020June 11, 2020

In Augusta and Washington, lawmakers should take steps to address violations of the Constitution by the officers sworn to uphold it.

by The Editorial Board June 5, 2020June 4, 2020

He lacks the character, maturity and judgment to lead the country in a perilous time.

by Peter Brann and James Tierney June 4, 2020June 4, 2020

Science is at the heart of the federal decision, just as in the 1986 Supreme Court ruling that upheld Maine’s out-of-state bait fish ban.

by Victoria Hugo-Vidal May 3, 2020May 3, 2020

We are in danger of losing an institution enshrined in our Constitution that offers a service that no private company would provide.