Why can’t Democrats say ‘Islamic terrorism’? Hillary Clinton has twisted herself into a pretzel on the subject of terrorism and its connection to Islam. Like many Democrats, she says that we must choose our words carefully to avoid scapegoating peaceful Muslims or driving them into the terrorists’ arms. But the words she has chosen won’t […]

There is a paradox to the recent terrorist attacks in Paris. As it claimed responsibility for them, Islamic State said they were meant as a strike against European depravity. Yet the perpetrators of the attack were apparently no puritans. The Islamic State message called Paris “the capital of prostitution and obscenity” and the rock concert […]

Let me start with this: I am rarely surprised by anything that happens in politics. Call it cynicism or pragmatism. But after spending two decades covering politics, I feel like nothing is shocking anymore. Except, that is, the remarkable disdain for facts in the context of this presidential campaign. Candidates have always done their best […]

Let me start with this: I am rarely surprised by anything that happens in politics. Call it cynicism or pragmatism. But after spending two decades covering politics, I feel like nothing is shocking anymore. Except, that is, the remarkable disdain for facts in the context of this presidential campaign. Candidates have always done their best […]

It’s the city which is to Maine what Ohio or Virginia is to our nation: the mother of chief executives. For just as Ohio and Virginia are the home to a multitude of our presidents, it’s Waterville that’s been the springboard for many of our governors. Since the 1890’s it has been equaled only by […]

WASHINGTON — As a U.S. Marine, Daniel E. DeSmit swore to live by a code of honor. Semper fidelis, always faithful. But DeSmit shattered that pledge repeatedly — directing dozens of live Internet videos of children having sex with each other. DeSmit, a chief warrant officer and father of three, spent at least $36,000 viewing […]