Jan. 6, 2021 was only a beginning. As frightening as the events of our day may be, what is to come, should Trump and Musk succeed, could be far worse.
Op-Eds
Austin Bay: Privatized sea security sees a new wave of interest
Why hire private naval security? Because national navies and coast guards are stretched thin by lack of funding or threat of war.
Cal Thomas: A warning for President Trump
History is replete with leaders who have been consumed with and destroyed by pride.
Peter Parisi: Sen. Angus King, Maine’s independent in name only
The liberal lawmaker toes the Democratic party line.
Jennifer Mooney: A smarter approach to crisis response: Why Maine needs LD 298
For citizens, this bill can mean the difference between receiving appropriate mental health care and facing an unnecessary confrontation with law enforcement. By placing mental health professionals on the front lines, the bill ensures that individuals in crisis are met with the proper support, reducing the risk of tragic outcomes.
Dave Griffiths: This and That: Do you need help?
Believe me, you’re not alone.
Froma Harrop: NIMBY needs a lot of defending
The notion that we must provide housing “where people want to live” is an interesting one. I’d like to live in Palm Beach. Where’s my affordable condo?
Cal Thomas: A ‘constitutional crisis’?
If there is one, Democrats should know because they are to blame for it. That’s because their party, since the days of Franklin Roosevelt, has been violating the boundaries and restrictions on government set forth in our founding document.
Clarence Page: Voter’s remorse? Not much, but give it time
The problem I have with the Trump administration’s reductions in force is the manner in which they have been carried out, which is too fast, too indiscriminate and utterly lacking accountability or oversight, not to mention the question of legal authority.
Rich Lowry: Ukraine never should have made the mistake of getting invaded
If Ukraine had shown better judgment than to be located next door to a much larger, perpetually aggrieved and autocratic neighbor, with which it shares a complicated history, perhaps this never would have happened.