Now may be the ideal time for the U.S. to respond to the threat of Chinese expansionism where it hurts the most: China’s economy.
Op-Eds
Rich Lowry: The Titan disaster shows the allure and terror of the sea
There’s a tragic poetry to the debris of the vessel being found 1,700 feet from the bow of the Titanic, the watchword for disaster at sea that has been the object of fascination since it went down in the North Atlantic in 1912.
Froma Harrop: Oh, the humanity! Back to the office
Employees unhappy over orders to return to the office are evidently tearing their garments with grief. But they may need the garments to keep their current employment, and we’re not talking about pajamas.
Austin Bay: American civil society needs a warfighting awareness
Enemy actions confirm the brutal truth: America’s homicidal foes make America a battleground.
Froma Harrop: ‘Affordable housing’: Affordable to whom?
The housing that so many say is “unaffordable” is not necessarily evidence of a housing shortage. It could be an oversupply of expectations.
Bob Neal: The Countryman: Build, baby, build and dig, baby, dig
The move to make lithium available from Newry may be a sign that Maine wants to set a trend. A trend of finding the good when the perfect is, as always, unattainable.
Rich Lowry: Barack Obama v. Tim Scott
In taking a shot at Republicans Tim Scott and Nikki Haley, Obama told his former campaign manager, David Axelrod, in a podcast interview, “I think there’s a long history of African American or other minority candidates within the Republican Party who will validate America and say, ‘Everything’s great, and we can make it.'”
Henry Barrett and Conrad St. Pierre: Solar energy is a vital source of job creation in Maine, and we can’t afford to lose it
Now is the time for the Legislature to act to strengthen our state’s commitment to cost-effective local solar and preserve the progress made toward securing Maine’s clean energy future.
Cal Thomas: What’s inappropriate?
There are several reasons for the decline of nations. A major contributing factor is the rejection of a unifying moral code.
Austin Bay: Co-opted drug cartels are enemy hybrid warfare operations
Communist China is the world’s primary source of fentanyl. Beijing either ships it directly to the U.S. or smuggles it via Mexico.