By Jennifer Rubin The Washington Post Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. was hit with the “likability” and “electability” meme when she began her presidential race. Now, about eight months later, she’s soared into essentially a second-place tie with Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and her likability rating is better than any of her competitors in some polls. […]

By Jennifer Rubin The Washington Post The latest Monmouth University poll showed a new configuration in the Democratic presidential primary: Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., both at 20%, in a statistical tie with former vice president Joe Biden (19%), and followed by Sen. Kamala Harris of California at 8% and Sen. […]

Emmanuel Macron may not technically be a celebrity, but he tweets like one. Prior to the G-7 summit, the French president declared on Twitter, “The Amazon rain forest — the lungs which produce 20% of our planet’s oxygen — is on fire.” He added that, “Our house is burning,” and called the fires an “international […]

“America’s present need is not heroics but healing; not nostrums but normalcy…” — Warren G. Harding, 1920 I like Joe Biden. His gaffes, his mistreatment of Anita Hill and even his kissy-face behavior with segregationists notwithstanding, I think he’s a decent guy. If he is the Democratic nominee, next year, I’ll vote for him — […]

Clean drinking water and great beer. In the Lewiston-Auburn area, we are lucky enough to have both — and that is not a coincidence. The average beer is more than 90 percent water, and the characteristics of the local water supply — the pH, mineral content and purity — are central to the quality of […]

WASHINGTON — During a recent speech in New Hampshire, President Trump unveiled a new campaign line: “Whether you love me or hate me, you have got to vote for me.” Citing the strong economy, Trump told voters that if he loses, “your 401(k), everything is going to be down the tubes,” so “you have no […]

There are people in every generation who believe the generation following theirs is either going to the dogs or will ruin the country. A new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll lends credence to that way of thinking, especially where Generation Z/millennials (those born in the mid-1990s to mid-2000s) and Generation X (those born in the […]

NEW YORK — The best word to describe the mood of the global economy these days is gloomy. The pessimism is closely tied to the loss of faith in free markets and free trade, the two forces that propelled the world economy for the last seven decades. The United States, long the staunchest supporter of […]

Driving down Route #1 recently and listening to golden oldies on the radio, I found myself humming along with Dean Martin singing “Standing on the Corner” – a 1950s pop song originated by the Canadian group, The Four Lads. The lyrics go: “Standing on the corner watching all the girls go by. Brother, you cannot […]