M.D. Harmon
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Donald Sussman’s newspaper censors a conservative voice (again)
The Portland-based Press Herald newspaper, a publication majority-owned by Democratic Party mega-donor S....
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M.D. Harmon: What does a conservative writer read?
What does a conservative writer read? While the half-dozen names (plus one) on...
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M.D. Harmon: National Park Service antics diminish president
“This is most closed, control-freak administration I’ve ever covered.” — David E. Sanger,...
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M.D. Harmon: U.N. Gun Control Treaty Threatens Bill of Rights
Does it make a difference if the United States “adopts” an international treaty...
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M.D. Harmon: Conservatives must fight fire with fire
One of the things that continues to irk me is how conservatives in...
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M.D. Harmon: President's Syria Intervention Unwise
Vice President Joe Biden said in 2007 that President George W. Bush should...
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M.D. Harmon: LoFo voters, biased media bolster Obamacare apologists
One of the current political buzzwords is “LoFo voter,” a short way to...
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M.D. Harmon: Anti-gun liberals prefer emotion over fact
Anti-gun groups in the culture at large, along with significant voices in the...
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M.D. Harmon: The Tax Man Cometh
“The bottom line is we’re not broke, there’s plenty of money, it’s just...
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M.D. Harmon: The post-Obama economic recovery
“I think every president in the intense media environment we have now, certainly...
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M.D. Harmon: Who to blame for the death of Detroit?
“Detroit is the rotten fruit of uncontested progressive socialism.” — Editorial, Investor’s Business...
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M.D. Harmon: The Lawless Presidency
As many Americans contemplate the depressing fact that we are only six months...
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M.D. Harmon: In Zimmerman trial, DOJ and media fan flames of controversy
How did the second-degree murder trial of so-called “white Hispanic” George Zimmerman for...
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2014 Gubernatorial Campaign
M.D. Harmon: LePage's 2014 bid gives hope to Maine fiscal conservatives
Being a conservative in Maine, at least in my experience, has involved enduring...
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M.D. Harmon: Unintended consequences of Obama's new CAFE standards could be deadly
Can the Obama administration rewrite the laws of physics? Of course it can’t,...
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M.D. Harmon: Obama's Syria intervention is poor policy
“I am not opposed to all wars. I am opposed to dumb wars.”...
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M.D. Harmon: Liberty or Security?
“I’m a U.K. citizen hoping soon to become a U.S. citizen, a lifelong...
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M.D. Harmon: Texas Gov Rick Perry revives competitive federalism
The Politico website has noted that there is a Republican governor giving Democrats...
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M.D. Harmon: America Decline
“From whence shall we expect the approach of danger? Shall some trans-Atlantic military...
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M.D. Harmon: LePage's education reforms a win for Maine students
All the flapping, squawking and screeching that greeted the LePage administration’s “letter-grade” ranks...
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M.D. Harmon: The Denier-in-Chief
“That the power to tax involves the power to destroy (is) not to...
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M.D. Harmon: Gang of Ocho Immigration Bill to Cost Taxpayers $6.3 Trillion
When a proposed law is drafted for consideration by the Maine Legislature, it...
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M.D. Harmon: The $4.4 Billion Pigford Boondoggle is Criminal Conspiracy
Somehow, it’s appropriate that a multibillion-dollar slam-bang government porkfest in which tens of...
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The New Climate Science Deniers: Liberals
“Despite these relentless setbacks for the climate campaign, environmentalists are not going gentle...
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M.D. Harmon: Gun control, from Washington, DC to Augusta
This was “gun week” in Augusta, with lawmakers lined up to conduct hearings...
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M.D. Harmon: Former Reaganite Offers Dire Economic Warning
If America’s fiscal state is as bad as David Stockman thinks it is,...
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M.D. Harmon: Conservative Schisms May Spawn Democratic Hegemony
Is the U.S. conservative movement (or, more precisely, the Republican Party, which is...
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M.D. Harmon: Right To Home-educate Assailed From U.S. To Germany
Maine is an easy state in which to exercise your right as a...
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M.D. Harmon: New Generation of GOP All-Stars Show Worthy Alternatives to Romney and Obama
Before the 2012 presidential campaign got going in earnest, there was a boomlet...
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M.D. Harmon: Surprise! Sequestration happened and world did not end
News reports told us of an odd and tragic circumstance recently when a...
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M.D. Harmon: Department of Peacebuilding?
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum — Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus, c. 400...
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M.D. Harmon: New Local Taxes Are Not The Solution, Fiscal Restraint Is
Tuesday’s paper had some interesting headlines on the front page. To start with,...
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M.D. Harmon: Cops' Conduct Proves Virtue of 2nd Amendment Rights
When President Obama traveled to Minnesota Feb. 4 to make a plea for...
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M.D. Harmon: Time to fight the ideological battle over Obama's ideas
President Obama has made his leftist goals explicit in a pair of major...
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M.D. Harmon: For progress on immigration, first secure the border
There’s one thing about our immigration policy that is an absolute necessity for...
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M.D. Harmon: What liberals won't tell you about "tar sands:" It's not dirty. It's just oil.
It shouldn’t come as a huge surprise to anyone to be told that...
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M.D. Harmon: Scary times, Obama's debt and America's "horrific bender"
Conan O’Brien said last week that the mayor of Washington, D.C., had asked...
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M.D. Harmon: Oil barons, leftists bury good news about hydrofracking
Some ironies are just too delicious to ignore, and one of them is...
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M.D. Harmon: The war on coal, media traps, firearm sales and circus animals
When the going gets tough, the tough take their fun where they can...
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M.D. Harmon: The charge for gun control is not about controlling guns
“If you don’t want to have a gun in your home or in...
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M.D. Harmon: Christmas not only celebrates goodness, it defies evil
Numerous commentators, with Fox’s Bill O’Reilly chief among them, are busy this time...
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M.D. Harmon: "Tax cuts for the rich" is a flip-flop lie from the left
We’re all familiar with the way many high school and college football teams...
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M.D. Harmon: Conservative leaders must promise courage, principles and no new taxes
It seems fair to say that, as recently as a month ago, you...
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M.D. Harmon: Taker-to-Maker ratio ranks Maine as a fiscal "Death Spiral State"
Here’s a headline seen on forbes.com on Nov. 25: “Do You Live in a Death...
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M.D. Harmon: Thankful for the ideals of our American Age
There’s a story told about the ancient, fabled Eastern European Jewish city of...
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M.D. Harmon: Unanimous votes, a fiscal cliff, Hurricane Sandy and the other woman
A new study says there are five specific warning signs for developing Alzheimer’s...
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M.D. Harmon: Preparing to hold off the statist juggernaut
Well, at least Big Bird is safe. OK, that wasn’t all that funny....
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M.D. Harmon: Sequestration and the art of hostage-taking
When Halloween is over, the masks come off, at least for trick-or-treaters. Thus,...
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M.D. Harmon: Eulogies ignore George McGovern's epiphany of capitalism
Reading the encomiums to the late Sen. George McGovern of South Dakota in...
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M.D. Harmon: Conservatives are everywhere, hiding in plain sight
I was a bit surprised a few days ago to see that the...
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M.D. Harmon: EPA atrocities—ethanol and boutique gasoline—inflame gas prices
It was recently suggested that Mitt Romney go to California to hold another...
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M.D. Harmon: Media bias is "very real and very dangerous"
Sometimes, you hear a grand and glorious rant delivered by someone who’s had...
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M.D. Harmon: Progressive view of the world bleeds through the media
“You can fool some of the people all of the time, and you...
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M.D. Harmon: Romney needs to go for the jugular—now
The problem a lot of conservatives have with Mitt Romney’s campaign to date—as...
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M.D. Harmon: Derail federal spending by ending Amtrak subsidies
By M.D. Harmon Maine Wire columnist Among the continual questions being asked...
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M.D. Harmon: Seniors are strained by shrinking assets, rising inflation
The polls continue to find that voters’ attention remains focused on the economy—not...
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M.D. Harmon: Support for Voter ID is wide and deep
Imagine that, as you are contemplating the purchase of a new house, you...
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M.D. Harmon: Ryan’s hard truth beats Obama’s fakery
“Paul Ryan represents Obama’s most horrifying nightmare: Math!” — David Burge, blogging as...
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M.D. Harmon: Are government subsidies to business a net benefit to the economy—or a net loss?
Are government subsidies to business a net benefit to the economy—or a net...
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M.D. Harmon: How corrupt is our federal government under Barack Obama?
How corrupt is our federal government under Barack Obama? You can get a...
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M.D. Harmon: Next U.S. President must be prepared to act in Middle East conflict
“You may not be interested in war. But war is interested in you.”...
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M.D. Harmon: "Gun-free zones," some of the most dangerous places in America
Now that a week has passed since the murder of 12 people with...
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M.D. Harmon: Obama usurps legislative, judicial authority with welfare memorandum
I guess, if I had to stand in a crowd listening to President...
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M.D. Harmon: Governor LePage used the wrong word to express a justified outrage
Gov. Paul LePage has said he was sorry for his comment likening the...
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M.D. Harmon: Nationalized healthcare, food and water optional
Now that the battle over the nationalization of U.S. health care is fully...
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M.D. Harmon: Liberal reaction to Obamacare ruling could affect future role of SCOTUS
The U.S. Supreme Court, as the apex of one of the three branches...
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M.D. Harmon: Warmists gather for "earth summit" to hone agenda, "science communication" strategy
Climate-change enthusiasts (aka “warmists”) are gathering this week in Brazil for the U.N.’s...
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M.D. Harmon: If The Shoe Fits…
“You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you...
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M.D. Harmon: Maine, the Wisconsin of the East?
Mitt Romney told Wisconsin’s once-and-future governor, Scott Walker, that his seven-point win in...
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M.D. Harmon: What won't we sacrifice in the name of "green energy"?
“The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, a division of the Interior Department, is...
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M.D. Harmon: Liberal "fairness" puts us on the road to ruin
As I read the news this week, I’m starting to get nostalgic for...
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M.D. Harmon: Romney stands strong on social issues, sees success in recent polls
For months now, we have been told in numerous ways that Mitt Romney...
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M.D. Harmon: License to…Work
People pondering the business-friendliness of Maine’s tax and regulatory policies should be paying...
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M.D. Harmon: Make Maine a better place to retire – get rid of the income tax
It’s difficult to understand many things about the ins and outs of politics...
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M.D. Harmon: Polls highlight what women think of the GOP, which party is more "judgmental"
Every time I write about polling data, I feel the need to point...
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"Civil Discourse" from a Democrat legislator
By now you’ve heard the story of Democrat Rep. Chuck Kruger and his...
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M.D. Harmon: Time to stand our ground on "stand your ground"
The current ginned-up controversy over “stand your ground” laws in Florida and elsewhere...
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M.D. Harmon: Veritas in pluribus – The truth is found by having many sources
The sad, wry joke that goes, “How can you tell a politician is...
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M.D. Harmon: Ending forced union dues should be "high on list of pressing issues" for GOP
The worldview that says it’s a good idea to force others to contribute...
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M.D. Harmon: Obama's Whispers and Whims Leave America Wanting
“I had a dream last night, About the comin’ fight. Somebody yelled ‘Attack!’...
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M.D. Harmon: A Plea for "Maine Private Radio"
Gov. Paul LePage, who just can’t keep his hand off “third-rail” issues, grabbed...
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M.D. Harmon: A battle for the future of freedom
Those of us in the opinionating business are often accused (not always incorrectly)...
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M.D. Harmon: Electric car mandate comes with cost in dollars and lives
It’s a cliché that Americans love their cars, but there’s a group of...
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M.D. Harmon: When Push Came to Shove, She Bailed
An acquaintance and I have had a recurring conversation over the years on...
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M.D. Harmon: It's a Gas, Gas, Gas
I was drowned, I was washed up and left for dead I fell...
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M.D. Harmon: The Walking, Voting Dead
Ever since horror director George Romero created “Night of the Living Dead” in...
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M.D. Harmon: "Renewable" Reality Check
A number of things are interesting about the recent (and unsuccessful, though apparently...
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M.D. Harmon: A State of Pride
I had the oddest feeling watching TV as Gov. Paul LePage entered the...
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M.D. Harmon: Obama – A Win Away From "One-Man" Rule?
Last week we looked at what gloomy liberals thought would happen if President...
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M.D. Harmon: Progressives In Cold Sweat Over Potential Obama Loss
People who write about politics often assume an aura of certainty about future...
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M.D. Harmon: Canada "Open for Business" and Outgrowing U.S.
“South of the Border, down Mexico way …” is a perfect song to...
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M.D. Harmon: In Context of GOP Congressional Wins, Romney Looks Better
With just a bit more than 10 months left before we choose a...
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M.D. Harmon: Telling the Truth about Welfare
What she wrote on Dec. 13 has become hugely controversial. She’s been accused...
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M.D. Harmon: Standing Up for the Invisible Man
At a time when books and films about vampires and werewolves are enjoying...
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M.D. Harmon – Invincible Cluelessness
When the talk at the corner bar turns to bias in the media,...
