Commentary
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Mills’ abuse of power as governor predictable after conduct as attorney general
Janet Mills is notorious for her abuses of power and seeming disregard for...
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When Joe Biden talks about worker choice, he means only one choice
President Joe Biden believes joining a union isn’t merely a right that workers...
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Maine’s congressional delegation should listen to independent workers and reject the PRO Act
With Maine’s economy still recovering from the pandemic, it’s important that our lawmakers...
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Maine’s flavored tobacco ban goes too far
The Maine Legislature will soon debate LD 1550, a bill that would ban...
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The lockdown paradigm is collapsing
It’s taken much longer than it should have but at last it seems...
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The Czech Republic has the highest COVID mortality in the world, despite strict lockdowns
On March 1, facing the highest COVID-19 infection rate in the world, the...
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Transparency and good governance a casualty of the majority budget
In late March, the 130th Maine Legislature met in-person at the Augusta Civic...
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Governor Mills thinks her emergency power should be even more expansive
On Wednesday afternoon, Maine’s Health and Human Services Committee will hold a public...
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Protect Mainers’ privacy by ending the MIAC
“Thoughtcrime was not a thing that could be concealed forever. You might dodge...
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In 2020, New Hampshire’s opioid issues got better while Maine’s got worse
So-called “deaths of despair,” those involving drug abuse, alcohol, or suicide, have been...
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The CDC vs. the Constitution
Since last summer, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have used...
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State legislatures should be reining in emergency powers
This month marks the one-year anniversary of when states and the federal government...
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9 examples of unrelated waste and partisan spending in Biden’s $2 trillion ‘infrastructure’ plan
The Biden administration on Wednesday released a comprehensive $2+ trillion spending proposal ostensibly...
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Breaking down the bills to reform Maine’s emergency powers law
As many Mainers question the appropriateness of a year-long state of emergency, in...
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Are federal efforts to regulate gun ownership constitutional?
Amid the turmoil and bickering throughout the country, it is important to keep...
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Economists warn we can’t keep ignoring the national debt
With COVID-19 ravaging the country and government pandemic lockdowns devastating our economy, the...
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State, local govts post surprisingly sunny revenue projections. Dems want to give them billions anyway.
Dire predictions about state budget woes turned out to be much too gloomy....
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Time to pull back on emergency powers for governors
Last Friday, Democratic state senator John Mannion of New York called for an end to...
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The high cost of trying to use the minimum wage as welfare
In recent years, a number of economic studies have concluded that small to...
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Which New England state will be first to enact Right to Work?
New Hampshire has a lot going for it compared to the rest of...
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What would it take to reach Biden’s carbon-free electric power goal by 2035?
President Joe Biden pledged on January 27 to conjure “a carbon pollution–free electricity sector” into...
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Teachers unions continue to block school reopenings across America
As district school closures enter their 11th month, many parents are frustrated and...
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The Constitution notwithstanding…
The progressive establishment loves big government. Conversely, it really dislikes Americans born with...
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Threats of violence and thoughtcrimes: Selective speech standards at the State House
Maine’s Capitol Police Chief Russ Gauvin is on trial in the court of...
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Count your blessings this holiday season
What a year. It started off with so much potential, but ended after...
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The pandemic is not an excuse to expropriate our rights
The basic problem with even a little bit of socialism is that, in...
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Where are the justice warriors for religious freedom?
The Supreme Court of the United States recently voted to grant relief to...
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What to be thankful for in this dreadful year of 2020
If you like individual liberty, economic freedom and self-determination, 2020 probably wasn’t the...
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AG Frey warns Mainers about enforcement of Gov. Mills’ unscientific mask mandate
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey used his bully pulpit this week to remind...
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Gov. Mills suggests Mainers call the cops on violators of coronavirus mandates
Last week, Governor Janet Mills joined Maine Public to shed crocodile tears for...
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California hates the holidays
Thinking about getting together with family for the holiday season? Think again. Just...
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Your ballot with ranked-choice voting
In this election, Maine voters will become the first in any state to...
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Reisman: No justice, no peace
In a shameless act of cultural appropriation, this week’s column title takes the...
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What we learn from the rhetorical disputes over SCOTUS nominations
It’s Supreme Court nomination time again, and the result is predictable. The usual...
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Reisman: Systemic racism racket gets trumped
The systemic racism industry has had its sweet multimillion consulting racket exposed and...
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Landlords sue Trump administration and CDC over executive order banning evictions
The Trump administration’s controversial nationwide eviction moratorium, issued through the Centers for Disease...
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Reisman: Peace and ‘the Resistance’
“If you want to make peace, you don’t talk to your friends. You talk...
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Domestic violence remains a concern amidst pandemic
It’s no secret that 2020 is a year like no other, and COVID-19...
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The new left rejects a self-governing republic
I’m an engineer by aptitude, education, and vocation. Those of you who are also...
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Governor’s arbitrary decisions will haunt Maine for years to come
We are quickly approaching Labor Day and the end to the summer season...
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Reisman: Midsummer Nightmare
August rolled in and although the garden looks good, I cannot say the...
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Reisman: Cancel culture karma
As a long-time supporter of the First Amendment and the value of free...
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‘No one is above the law’ – except members of Congress
We’ve been watching the judicial gyrations over the fate of retired Lt. Gen....
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Why Mainers should be skeptical of the bond questions in the July primary election
In the past 13 years, Maine voters have approved 38 of 39 bond...
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Coronavirus, Governor Mills, and the Constitution
Governors and bureaucrats are picking and choosing which parts of the Constitution they...
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Look both ways – twice – before disbanding the police
We grow up being told to “look both ways before you cross the...
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Maine lawmakers should advance policies that will kickstart economic recovery
To state the obvious, Maine’s economy is in trouble. The 14 day quarantine...
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Councilor Ben Hartwell: ‘I had to do something’
A few weeks ago, I read about the City of Calais declaring all...
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As election season approaches, beware of the ‘b-word’
Today’s political climate is exceptionally partisan and overly sensationalized. It’s that way on...
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Government response to the pandemic makes matters worse in Maine
The COVID-19 crisis feeds into the progressive belief that a crisis is an...
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How similar are the recovery plans in Maine and New Hampshire?
Last Friday, Maine Governor Janet Mills released a revision to her phased reopening...
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Our rights do not disappear in times of emergency
We all knew it was probably inevitable, but it is here, finally –...
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There’s no justification for centralized and dictatorial government
I’m not a doctor but I played one in real life. I served...
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Gov. Mills’ multi-phase ‘recovery’ plan is a blueprint for a prolonged economic depression
Governor Mills unveiled her multi-phase plan for slowly reopening the Maine economy on...
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Open letter to Gov. Mills: It’s time to reopen Maine
Dear Governor Mills, Many Mainers are facing desperate times. I would like to...
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SEIU pledges $150 million to defeat President Trump in 2020
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s Janus decision in June of 2018,...
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The nanny state wants to take away your vape
Lawmakers on Maine’s Health and Human Services Committee held a public hearing Wednesday...
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Southern Maine lawmakers want to build a taxpayer-funded convention center in Portland
The Maine Legislature’s Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee is holding a public hearing...
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Progressives, impeachment and the Constitution
“In republican governments, men are all equal; equal they are also in despotic...
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Understanding Governor Mills’ 10-year economic plan
Governor Janet Mills earlier this month released her 10-Year Economic Development Strategy for the state,...
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Maine must fund waitlists for people with intellectual disabilities
On October 8, 2019, the Office of Aging and Disability Services (OADS) released...
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Like others that preceded it, Governor Mills’ economic plan will be a bust
Governor Mills on Wednesday released her 10-year economic development plan for Maine, the...
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Congress needs to know its place
“…the Constitution was made to guard the people against the dangers of good...
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Want a new mobile phone? First, give the state your face
Last week, the government of China initiated a mandate that every new SIM...
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New California law threatens workers in the ‘gig economy,’ and it’s spreading to other states
A new law that changes how workers are classified in the “gig economy”...
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Law, oaths and the truth
In today’s partisan, impeachment-centric political climate, the following have become figurative lapel pins...
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Should a prescription be necessary to purchase vape products?
Last month, Maine’s Legislative Council allowed LR 2765, “An Act To Enact Restrictions...
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Maine should end the practice of home equity theft
In Maine and 12 other states, local governments have the ability to steal...
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Socialism and unintended consequences
“One of the sad signs of our times is that we have demonized...
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Is a remedy for tiny homes on the horizon?
Last week, Maine’s Legislative Council admitted a bill into the second session that...
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Maine lawmakers are moving in the wrong direction on vaping
Following a national trend, Maine lawmakers decided in June to raise taxes on...
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‘Social justice’ degrades our constitutional rights
Over the past 79 years, I have observed that the more socialism is...
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We cannot virtue signal our way to a climate solution
Last week in the news there was a teenage girl being exploited by...
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The inevitable socialist conundrum: Running out of other people’s money
“In the 1950’s the richest nation, the richest city on earth...
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Is the United States too hard on felons?
I have never been in jail. I have never been arrested. But I...
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A distorted view of oppression
“A Fatal Tendency of Mankind…common among people. When they can, they wish to...
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Activists failed to secure enough signatures to expand ranked-choice voting in Maine’s most liberal city
This week, Portland city officials notified Fair Elections Portland, a pro-ranked-choice voting group,...
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Maine Legislature reconvenes next week to consider governor’s bond proposals
Governor Janet Mills issued a proclamation Monday calling the legislature back to the...
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Returning to our constitutional roots
“The moment the idea is admitted into society that property is not as...
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Debunking income mobility myths
It is tempting to think of America’s economic classes as stable and sedentary....
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The affordable housing paradox
Governments spend a good deal of time and money attempting to solve problems...
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It’s time for Maine’s private colleges to step up
Bowdoin College, in Brunswick, is surely among the wealthiest institutions in Maine. Its...
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Our people and politics will suffer if we continue to stray from the Constitution
There is a very profound reason that the American constitutional republic has created...
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Progressive theory and the Constitution
U.S. constitutional law depends on the purpose and limitations of our written constitution,...
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Should Maine and other states end state-run lotteries?
To an obdurate defender of economic theory’s central simplifying assumption — that people...
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On taxes, lawmakers should exercise restraint
It is a fallacy that individual clauses in the Constitution can be considered...
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Portland should put people at the heart of economic development
What creates jobs? What goes into building a healthy and vibrant economy that...
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Dependency diminishes government’s role to protect property
Karl Marx said that “Religion is the opium of the people.” Marx should...
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Lawmakers to consider plastic bag ban, paper bag fee
It has not been difficult to find bills this legislative session that would...
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Progressivism is not for Maine
It is hard to make constitutional sense out of the cacophony of progressive...
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A Republic, if you can keep it
It is time to rein in the taxaholic phalanx of lawmakers in Augusta...
