by Alec Gagnon Pilot fighting in the air and sea who feels the damage of the war and ship and body who need food and water and friends who fears the death of people around them losing their country who loves their freedom, friends and family who thinks about the worry of his or her family who believes in their countries freedom soldier fighting on the ground doing whatever it takes *Alec Gagnon, 9 years old, is the son of Matthew Gagnon, CEO of The Maine Heritage Policy Center.
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by Mary Lou Lang-Byrd Anti-gun proposals on the ballot could turn law-abiding gun owners into criminals Well-funded gun control measures are on the ballots of four states this fall. Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s anti-gun control groups promised back in August, as reported by The Hill, to take their fight to the ballot box. And they have succeeded in four states. They have gotten anti-Second Amendment measures onto the ballot in four states and have financially backed initiatives boosting the measures. Nevada voters face Question 1, which would require a background check by a licensed gun dealer for any sale…
The ballot initiative requiring background checks on gun sales and transfers is complicated, unreasonable and unenforceable. You may have expected that opinion from me, the former executive director of the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine, but please let me tell you the rest of the story. The only gun problem we have in Maine is the sale of our guns to the bad guys from out of state. We have ample evidence that bad guys come to Maine to buy guns in the private marketplace, sometimes lots of guns, and then use them in crimes. And private sellers are already required,…
*The following essay won the 2016 Milton Friedman Essay Contest Joshua Durgin, Matthew Gagnon Parental choice in education should be the norm, not the exception. The idea that government and society should decide how individual students are educated is backwards from the founding principles of this nation. Government and society should help set standards and norms to aid in the education of the youth, not dictate their education like a socialist state where individuals are seen as nothing more than cogs in the wheel. Parental choice is the philosophy of our nation’s founders, and the ideals upon which our country was founded.…
*The following essay placed second in the 2016 Milton Friedman Essay Contest Lilly F., Matthew Gagnon “Few institutions in our society are in a more unsatisfactory state than schools. Few generate more discontent or can do more to undermine liberty.” -Milton Friedman In 1635, the first public school opened its doors in Boston, MA. By the nineteenth century, there were more public schools than private ones. At one point, America had one of the highest literacy rates in the world. That has since changed due to teaching standards and government involvement in the school system. This is why a man by the…