Will any of the 2016 presidential candidates mention the many colleges that widely censor students’ free speech? Probably not. But at least a news analyst has followed the lead of FIRE (Foundation for Individual Rights in Education) in its essential crusade to bring an active First Amendment to college campuses. An op-ed in last month’s […]

The Providence (R.I.) Journal, Jan. 9: The Enlightenment’s legacy of free speech has transformed the world. Ideas exchanged freely without fear have promoted freedom, justice, science and the arts, leading to an explosion of wealth, the lengthening of lifespans and the growing empowerment of women and minorities, while undermining totalitarian states that benefit elites through […]

The United States Department of Agriculture is responsible for inspecting meat and monitoring slaughterhouses and promoting the health and welfare of livestock in this country. Factory farming is the assembly line production of animal product with no natural habitat for the animals. Most cattle in this country are sent to feedlots to fatten them up […]

So the seventh year of the Barack Obama administration, the first year of the new Republican Congress and the year before the 2016 presidential election now begins. Like most years, it begins with much promise. Like most years, it also holds great peril. But 2015 brings with it an unusual number of unanswered questions ”“ […]

Sometimes it’s easy to see why people think government is too big. Take a recent news report in Maine papers. In many towns, to get a license to dig clams commercially, you have to do two things. You pay the annual fee and you put in some time cleaning up and reseeding the clam flats. […]

The Caledonian Record of St. Johnsbury (Vt.), Dec. 29: Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, brother of George W., has let it be known that he will enter the race for the Republican nomination for President in 2016. Some conservative voices ”“ notably National Review and the Wall Street Journal ”“ have good things to say […]

It wasn’t until a few days after Christmas that my friend “Gertrude” and I were able to exchange gifts over Indian food and quasi-stale German chocolates. Though the grub was an exercise in multiculturalism ”“ lacking only sitar music and dancers gyrating in lederhosen ”“ the gift she gave me was decidedly American in nature: […]

By now, most people have formed an opinion of the Sanford High School and Regional Technical Center proposal. Sanford residents have participated in the straw polls, attended informational sessions, reviewed the design, and analyzed the financial impact. On Jan. 13, we will make our opinions known through a referendum vote. It’s an important day for […]