I am a Democrat, a citizen of the United States, and I believe in democracy and freedom for all. As a longstanding member of Resist Central Maine — and we are all gray-haired retired folks — we meet once a week with our signs supporting Harris/Walz. Every week people with Trump signs on their cars […]
September 2024
In a word: Bloody good, poppycock or bog standard?
British slang has me feeling like everything is tickety-boo.
Cal Thomas: Virtue vs. utility
John Adams remarked that “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people.” What happens when a majority appear no longer moral and religious? We get these two presidential candidates.
Austin Bay: Discrete mass offensive warfare: Israel’s Grim Beeper attack
The Grim Beeper attack was very discrete — the intimate targeting of terrorist commanders and tactical leaders. But it was also a near-simultaneous mass attack striking targets over a wide area in Lebanon and Syria.
Rich Lowry: Israel’s righteous war on Hezbollah
The assumption is that Israel’s role is to duck and cover and take whatever punishment its remorseless enemies dole out, lest things “escalate.”
Froma Harrop: Liz Cheney walks the walk for democracy
Liz Cheney is right. Conservatives must help flatten the insanity that MAGA has imposed on the nation. They can then start again with a new party. Maybe I’ll join.
Struggling Patriots meet 49ers, who are dealing with their own issues
New England is 1-2 under first-year head coach Jerod Mayo, while San Francisco is coming off back-to-back losses.
Red Sox miss out on chance to finish season with winning record
Boston drops to 80-81 after a second straight loss to Tampa Bay, 7-2, and now needs a win Sunday to end with a .500 record.
Jimmy Carter at 100: A century of changes for a president, the U.S. and the world since 1924
The 39th president’s 100th birthday is Tuesday.