The relationship between the White House and Congress on foreign policy has often been called “an invitation to struggle.” The last two years of the Obama administration are shaping up as a classic example of that tension. In one sense, that’s healthy. The American system was deliberately designed to separate powers and balance competing institutions. […]

In a parallel universe ”“ beyond the reach of any telescope, accessible only through our imaginations ”“ there exists another version of me, you, and everyone we know. We inhabit a world much like this one. The hallmarks are all there: a planet we call Earth, Lean Cuisines stacked in grocery store freezers, and auto […]

The Telegram & Gazette of Worcester (Mass.), March 12: Last year, the Obama administration directed the Treasury Department to draft new rules to make it more difficult for U.S. companies to pull off tax-inversion deals, under which they would acquire a foreign company, and then “redomicile” the new, merged company overseas. By doing so, corporations […]

The subject of term limits comes up every few years on the national stage. People get sick of seeing the same people in power and bring up the idea of limiting their time in office. Now, the subject has come up here in Maine, as Rep. John Martin (D-Eagle Lake) is calling for the legislature […]

I don’t care what they tell you: Tomato juice will not remove skunk smell from a cat. Especially a cat that likes to sleep in the bed with you. A cat that likes to walk around and rub up against you. A cat that likes to sleep under the dining room table while you eat, […]

The “Biddeford Forum,” a really good name for the seven people who showed up for Mr. Dutremble’s and Mrs. Valentino’s advocacy of more wonderful government to take care of the people. Aside from your reporter, five of the other six were members of the Biddeford Republican Committee. So much for constituent interest in this topic. […]

For the past century, the law has protected consumers from dangerous medicines and drugs by requiring rigorous testing and applying the strict standards of the Food and Drug Administration. We wouldn’t have it any other way. But the FDA does have what it calls a “compassionate use” policy that attempts to make some experimental, not […]

The White House and some Democrats are livid over congressional Republican attempts to circumvent President Obama’s authority to make a nuclear arms deal with Iran. They have a right to be angry ”“ but not to be surprised. There’s a war going on between the executive and legislative branches in which Obama has shown contempt […]