Among the many criticisms of Donald Trump’s ban- Muslim-immigration proposal is that it is based on bogus data. In his statement announcing the proposal, Trump cited a survey from the conservative Center for Security Policy showing that “25 percent of (Muslims) polled agreed that violence against Americans here in the United States is justified as […]

GOP frontrunner Donald Trump reminds me of Lucy, the character in Charles Schulz’s beloved comic strip “Peanuts.” In one strip, Lucy is trying to alarm a happy Snoopy, loudly yelling “Floods, fires and famine! Death, doom and destruction!” Despite rumors of wars and earthquakes and floods, it’s not all doom and gloom. Love still exists […]

Be afraid. Be very, very afraid. Along with watching cable news terrorism coverage 24/7, some people appear to think it’s your patriotic duty to run around with your hair on fire. It’s the American Way. Following the latest massshooting event in San Bernardino, California, President Obama gave a nationally televised address from the Oval Office. […]

The nexus of conservatism and populism is not Donald Trump, who last week added nativism to his portfolio. It is not Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, who is surging in the polls here this month. Nor is it Ben Carson, whose minute-waltz of fame seems to have faded on the Iowa dance floor. It’s a […]

The 127th Maine State Legislature is about to begin its second session. Each Legislature is divided into two separate sessions. Each first session runs from January to the third Wednesday of June. That session deals with the bi-annual budget and all bills introduced by each legislator and the governor. While the session is supposed to […]