Last week I spoke at a forum during Constitution Week at Husson University. Liberals are constantly attacking our Constitution, but…
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One of the arguments we continue to hear against Questions 2 is that we all want Maine schools to be…
We are reminded once again by this year’s Referendum Question 2 that it is time for parents to become a…
As if it comes as any surprise, there is something remarkably hypocritical about a stance many liberals running for re-election…
Question 4 is a bad idea for many reasons. I find it highly unlikely that the individuals who gathered signatures…
Last Sunday, the Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson, a program that airs on national network news, did a segment on…
For several years, Michael Bloomberg, former Mayor of New York City, has been a one-man wrecking machine, imposing his ideas…
Every two years liberals in Maine unveil an economic plan with a new catchy name. They plan a ‘listening tour’…
Mark your calendars – a Maine liberal opposes a Democratic ballot initiative. This only happens once in a blue moon,…
Anyone with mental illness or disability can reach their full potential; they just need support to do it. In the…
To hear the supporters of Question 3 — Michael Bloomberg’s attempt to impose nanny-state universal background checks — tell it,…
The confirmed reports of the Obama Administration’s covert payment of cash ransoms in exchange for American hostages are an abomination.…
Today, Governor Paul LePage joined a number of other states in filing a federal court complaint challenging the United States…
Many liberal groups, including the Maine People’s Alliance, the Maine Center for Economic Policy and the Economic Policy Institute, assert…
The ballot initiative requiring background checks on gun sales and transfers is complicated, unreasonable and unenforceable. You may have expected…
According to an article in last week’s Las Vegas Review Journal, the Guinn Center, an independent think tank, took a close look at the Question 1…
The illusory truth effect explains that if someone repeats a lie over and over again, people will slowly start to…
On Monday, August 1, Rep. Shadracch Abednego (R-God’s Mills) proposed that Maine enact an annual Patriarchy Day to celebrate man’s…
Who is the judge of whether another human being is redeemable or not? You may have seen Hillary Clinton’s ‘basket…
This week, the Maine School Management Association (MSMA) – a nonprofit comprised of the Maine School Boards Association and the…
Don’t look now – but Maine’s economy is powering ahead and proving that November’s minimum wage ballot initiative is completely…
On a Tuesday night in the middle of August, the torrential rains of a summer evening gave no relief to…
Under Gov. Paul LePage’s leadership, the State has reigned in irresponsible spending and upheld the rights of Mainers. But recently…
People are quickly finding that, like many political issues, the devil is in the details, and Question 3 is no…
Question 5 on the November ballot is asking Mainers to replace traditional elections with a voting scheme that would give…
Shortly after drawing public scrutiny for his comments regarding the racial makeup of convicted drug dealers in Maine and for…
Founding Father Benjamin Franklin is believed to have been the author of a letter that contained this oft-quoted sentence: “Those…
If you have been living under a rock, or you haven’t been following Maine politics for the past week or…
My brother died from an overdose a year ago today. I got the call in the early hours of the…
The Portland Press Herald has stooped to new journalistic lows. I didn’t think this was possible after reading their ‘North…
This November, Maine voters will be faced with an age-old question — how much freedom are you willing to sacrifice…
A few hours ago, House Republican Leader Ken Fredette released the following statement after sending a letter to Speaker Eves…
Yesterday afternoon, on orders from Democrat party chairman Phil Bartlett, all Republican house representatives began getting calls to ask Governor…
This morning, Speaker Mark Eves sent the following email to members of the Maine House of Representatives: “Dear House Members,…
Interested in the “Final Draft To Advance Progressive Democratic Values”? Readers fluent in Albanian will recognize some elements plagiarized from…
A few weeks ago, Greg Dougal and Adam Lee each presented their viewpoints on Question 4, the minimum wage referendum,…
In light of recent terrorist attacks, riots and other violent events here and abroad, it is clear that trained citizens…
This year, Maine voters will face an array of ballot measures, replete with fine print that no one fully understands.…
The self-righteous, egocentric lectures about “restoring civility” coming from the left have increased in frequency recently. The implication, of course,…
CONTROL: To exercise authoritative or dominating influence over others. To regulate. Question 3 on the 2016 ballot asks, “Do you…
Last week Emily Cain, Democratic Candidate for the Second Congressional District of Maine, posted a photo in which she poses…
Last month, Governor Paul LePage received a letter from the U.S. Department of Commerce requesting his cooperation in turning over…
Wednesday, House Republican Leaders expressed their outrage over President Obama’s decision to create a national monument in Maine’s North Woods.…
New England is beautiful, but it is broke. Income inequality is a severe problem in Massachusetts and Connecticut. Rhode Island’s…
We all agree more money should go directly into the classroom to benefit students and teachers. But Question 2 on…
It’s pretty clear by now that billionaire and former NYC Mayor, Michael Bloomberg, is not a fan of the Second…
The debate over the November ballot initiative to raise the statewide minimum wage has just started – but supporters of this…
Anyone who’s ever watched the movie Stripes, starring Bill Murray, about hapless men joining the U.S. Army, should remember the…
Years after its implementation, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), or ObamaCare, continues to hinder healthcare markets and insurers as it…
On July 24, 2016, Bucky Owen, former commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife under Governor Angus King, wrote a column…
Over at the Beacon — the official “Pravda” of the controversial socialist group Maine People’s Alliance (MPA) — today we…
Supporters of Question 3 (to expand firearm background checks to private sales) continually repeat this key campaign talking point: “Question…
Something I will occasionally do while going through checkout at a store is ask the cashier what he or she…
Sigmund Freud called the act of human beings ascribing their unconscious qualities to others as a means of self-defense, psychological…
Bad decision-making in energy policy is expensive. These bad decisions show up on your electric bill, and they’ve been holding…
As I’ve said many times before, Iran cannot be trusted. Iran is the leading state sponsor of terrorism around the…
Recently I attended the MHPC luncheon at which Tom Fitton, Head of Judicial Watch, was the guest. As he spoke,…
I am not accustomed to feeling distraught, but listening to the media lately regarding the recent police officer murders in…
“The smallest minority on earth is the individual.” When Ayn Rand said that famous quote, she could not have foreseen…
After losing her run for the District 27 Senate seat in the primary elections, a Portland lawmaker with a long…
*The following essay won the 2016 Milton Friedman Essay Contest Joshua Durgin, Matthew Gagnon Parental choice in education should be the norm,…
*The following essay placed second in the 2016 Milton Friedman Essay Contest Lilly F., Matthew Gagnon “Few institutions in our society are…
Is Hillary Clinton 5 feet 8 ½ inches tall as some websites claim or 5 feet 6 inches as others…
Recently, advocates of increasing Maine’s minimum wage published a study highlighting the alleged benefits of raising Maine’s minimum wage to…
*The following essay placed third in the 2016 Milton Friedman Essay Contest As the quality and value of education in public…
Last week, a memo was leaked to the press outlining the LePage administration’s intention to push for a dramatic reduction…
Between 2010-2014, 4,865 lottery tickets with a prize of $1,000 or more were cashed in by a total of 3,685…
The nonsensical backlash aimed at Gov. LePage following his attempt to ban junk food purchases with food stamps puts on…
There have been many troubling developments surrounding the Democratic Party’s support for Hillary Clinton in recent days– but perhaps the…
The Maine Education Association has a tremendous influence on legislators in Augusta. But make no mistake: the MEA’s mission has…
In the last few months, The Maine Wire has drawn attention to the dangers of Question 4, a proposal on…
The Ringmaster has all the answers to the questions no one is asking Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children…
Madawaska has unfortunately decided to postpone its common-sense proposal to randomly drug test welfare recipients and ensure our tax dollars…
Being an engaged citizen is more important today than ever. As the general election in November approaches, we as Americans…
The town of Madawaska is considering bold changes to its General Assistance program that would ensure every last tax payer…
No matter your political ideology, you likely believe that a human being’s life is their own, and does not belong…
The biggest – and one of the most dangerous – myths in all of public policy is that money improves…
The debate on whether or not voters should increase Maine’s minimum wage continues, but now liberals pushing for it are…
With a Citizen’s Initiative Process ripe for abuse and for sale to any billionaire, is our time to self-govern over? Just…
If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, it must be a duck,…
Maine’s third-largest industry is tourism. At a size of approximately $2.2 billion and more than 85,000 jobs tied to the…
Recently I received a candidate questionnaire from the Sierra Club, a left-leaning organization with interests in energy and environmental policy.…
From the issues that birthed the United States to the proliferation of tax reform think tanks and taxpayer advocacy groups,…
Note: As I wrote this, I learned of a situation that took place in Augusta, ME, where two legally armed…
Democrats cannot break their bad spending habits. This week I had to sign an Executive Order authorizing the Executive Branch…
Clare Hudson Payne’s June 9 BDN OpEd in support of ranked-choice voting is an example of what happens when people do not…
Last Wednesday night, the Democrats of Congress staged a “sit-in” protest on the floor of the House. Approximately 188 representatives…
As Krysta Lilly has already pointed out in a Lewiston Sun Journal column, Michael Bloomberg has already spent over $3,000,000…
The proposal for Universal Background Checks on the November ballot seems simple, but it’s not. First of all, according to…
Over the weekend, the Bangor Daily News published an article titled: What stands out about LePage’s approach to the economy:…
I read a lot of arguments in editorial pages and news commentary that our nation’s Founding Fathers did not intend the…
I have lived in Maine for sixteen years. When I first moved here, I learned of the referendum process, also…
Contrary to the grassroots image that anti-gun groups try to portray, their funding continues to come from large donations by…
Our State is home to more than 107,000 seniors and more than 126,000 veterans. Our seniors and our veterans have…
Do Americans speak the same language anymore? Within hours of the Orlando shooting, the predictable camps emerged. Many on the…
“Words have meaning, and we would ALL be better off if some TRUTH was injected into our conversation again.” -Jeff…
Supporters of a North Woods national monument – such as David Farmer – must really hate facts. Perhaps that’s why…
Imagine you’re a Maine reporter. And imagine you get the following press releases: Environmentalists for Open Pit Mining submit 10,000…
As one of the few remaining independent physicians in the Bangor area, I was particularly interested in The Maine Heritage…
The first Friday of every month, one of the most important statistics in economics is released – the jobs report…