But Donald Trump’s conduct has pushed the nation into uncharted territory.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Florida must break out of lockstep with states that suppress the black vote
Requiring ex-convicts to pay all their fines and fees in order to cast a ballot undercuts a law that restores their voting rights.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Trump’s demonization of immigrants is nothing new. But it’s time to say ‘no more’
Speak out against his rhetoric, and against elevating an immigration hard-liner to homeland security secretary.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Border Patrol should stop racial profiling
Federal agents ought to know that it’s no crime to have brown skin or speak a language other than English.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: 2020 Democratic candidates pushing top-down reform
Leading contenders for the presidency are calling for national projects that would interfere with state and local prerogatives.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Texan offers Mainers a practical primer on U.S. Border ‘patrolling’
Given a new chief Border Patrol agent’s plans to expand warrantless searches here, Mainers should prepare for challenges to their constitutional rights.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Dana Milbank: Corey Lewandowski debuts his Senate campaign theme – unbridled nastiness
The House Judiciary Committee reaches a new low during the appearance of the obnoxious one-time Trump campaign manager.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: We can’t afford to take abortion rights for granted
A wave of state bans demonstrates the increasing hostility to reproductive choice and women’s autonomy.
Posted inOpinion, Uncategorized
Jim Fossel: Moderates should run for Senate, not president
The chamber would function as the Founders intended if there were more centrists from both parties.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Trump’s push for next G-7 at his resort raises serious conflict-of-interest issues
He says his promotion of the Doral isn’t about money. It sure sounds like it’s about money.