Hi, neighbors. Have you noticed how the “new progressives” keep calling everyone they dislike a Nazi, melting down over guns, and insisting white men always skate by … until Graham Platner shows up, checking those same boxes? Funny how that works. This isn’t progressivism, it’s regressivism. A political performativism by an affluent, government-dependent, “college-educated,” noisy […]

Matt Dunlap learned long ago, as a varsity athlete and a captain at Mount Desert Island High School, to be a team player. Years later, Matt remains a team player. Whether it’s defending fellow Democrats who come under attack or voting against Republican spending bills and tax breaks for millionaires, he can be relied upon to support […]

I’m grieved to hear that Congressman Jared Golden won’t be running for reelection. He has been a giant who fought the systemic ineptitude, corruption and outright dysfunction in Washington, D.C.  I’ll miss him. Congressman Golden couldn’t be bullied. He couldn’t be led by the nose. He couldn’t be pushed from behind. Having seen military service in […]

I recently traveled to Texas for business and the current political climate was the topic of many side conversations. After dinner one night, a colleague said, “You know, I try to remember that despite our differences, we’re all just people.” We had been treated graciously by everyone we encountered and we reciprocated in kind. I stated […]

Many today wonder whether America is headed toward autocracy. Will our democracy survive? Is it really a democracy at all in the first place? Yes, most of us can vote, but is that all it takes to be a free nation? Right now, according to the Federal Reserve, 10% of the people control 67% of […]