Using human shields makes it very difficult to assess (“assess” being media slang for judge) Israeli combat actions in the Gaza Strip much less accuse Israel (“accuse” being media slang for condemn) of committing war crimes.

Whether or not the volume, rage and heated rhetoric of the protests in signs, songs and chants is overtly antisemitic or not, it is not hard for me as a Black man to empathize when I hear some of my Jewish friends tell me the horror they feel at hearing their kids speak of feeling under siege for their Jewish identity. That it’s an election year only adds to their unease.

The push to eliminate flavored vaping products in Maine overlooks the significant benefits that vaping offers to adult smokers seeking to quit. By embracing vaping to migrate adults off cigarettes and respecting the preferences of adults who choose to use nicotine products, policymakers can make meaningful strides in reducing smoking rates and improving public health outcomes.

Complaining about the intensely Catholic subject matter of his address is a little like listening to the keynote at a philately convention and being shocked that it’s all about stamp collecting.

Instead of members of Congress who shout others down, we need people who lift us up, overcoming evil talk with kind, encouraging and optimistic words.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is also America’s problem in her demonstrated ability to paralyze the Republican House from doing its business for weeks on end. The remedy would be replacing the Republican-run House with a Democratic-run one. Would it not?

President Biden has shown that it’s impossible to be all things to all people, but it is possible to convince most of them that you don’t know what you’re doing.

Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett is right most of the time, but he is no prophet, because he is wrong about raising taxes while ignoring spending cuts.

Maine’s recent passage of a 72-hour waiting period to purchase a firearm … is a right delayed and therefore a right denied.