Remember the Great Recession of 2008? Thanks to prosperity since then, memory may have faded.  The steady growth in the American economy is largely the result of two-fisted government action by the president and the Federal Reserve.  They each used different tools. Increased spending on public projects can help turn the economy around.  It pumps […]

After I picked up the sticks in the yard and raked the leaves that had collected over the winter, I perused the lawn and enjoyed the various signs of spring. A few crocuses were already in bloom. The daffodils were starting to poke up. Indeed, that last little pile of snow would disappear yet this […]

If you are like me, you receive a half dozen to a dozen calls on a regular basis. Not from friends or family, not work related, but from spammers and telemarketers, hoping to deceive you into answering your phone. A record-breaking 93 million robocalls were placed to Maine last year, according to data from call […]

There is a spot about an hour and a half from where I live that is stunning in its natural beauty. I spend many weekends there, hiking its many trails, seeing an incredibly beautiful vista at almost every turn. It is a rare national treasure that has, for one reason or another, been able to […]

BERLIN, N.H. — The environmental activists are here. The animal-rights warriors are here. The seniors who seek to meet every presidential contender are here. Heck, the candidate’s dog is here. This is less a town meeting than a revival meeting. Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, the ne plus ultra of American liberalism, is in fighting […]

If you didn’t know Joe Biden was of Irish descent, you might think he was French or Italian. The man exudes personal warmth. He touches people, leans in close, pats their shoulders, whispers in their ears and plants unsolicited kisses. Upon women, that is. To my knowledge, he doesn’t kiss men. That, he leaves to […]

This column is my 500th published column on liberty and the Constitution. I taught the Constitution and Current Events for forty years at the college level and therefore am qualified to pose the following question. “What if fake news is not the only thing that is fake?” What if things are not as they seem, […]

During Lent, the 46 days from Ash Wednesday to the day before Easter, many Christians focus on giving up or doing without something. Not eating a favorite food or drinking a preferred beverage is common. So is not participating in an enjoyable activity or avoiding a bad habit. Over the years, I’ve given up eating […]

Why isn’t the American public as agitated about China as are the Trump administration, the mainstream media, and even many China specialists? In a recent article, Daniel Drezner, a political scientist at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, raises this question, noting that the public seems strangely at odds with everyone else when it […]