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  • WHO urges ‘careful interpretation’ of positive COVID-19 test results

    On January 20, the World Health organization (WHO) issued an advisory for labs...

  • Maine’s food stamp error blues

    As I dig deeper into the recent supplemental and biennial budget proposals from...

  • New letter defends Chief Gauvin’s free speech rights

    After Maine Democrats sent a letter to the state’s top public safety official...

  • Don’t let the Capitol riot become a 9/11-style excuse for authoritarianism

    After the 9/11 terrorist attacks, horrified Americans were ready to embrace virtually any...

  • 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...

  • Pandemic security theater

    After the start of the Covid pandemic, my local Harris Teeter grocery store...

  • 3 glaring problems with Joe Biden’s new multi-trillion COVID package

    On Thursday night, Joe Biden rolled out a sweeping proposal for $1.9 trillion...

  • After a tough year for restaurants, Biden wants to eliminate the tip credit

    It’s no secret that restaurants have been particularly impacted by COVID-19 lockdowns and...

  • Governor Mills’ budget sleight of hand

    Maine Governor Janet Mills released the details of her second proposed biennial budget last Friday...

  • Maine to prioritize vulnerable populations in vaccine rollout

    Since the first COVID-19 vaccine was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug...

  • Why most fell for the lockdowns, while a few stood for liberty

    2020 will be remembered for many things: COVID-19, nationwide riots, a divisive election....

  • First bills of the 130th Legislature released for public consumption

    Last week our team offered a preview of the First Session of the...

  • New York bill would let the state put people in detention if deemed a ‘significant threat to public health’

    New York lawmakers are mulling a bill that would allow the state to...

  • Understanding the economic cost of 2020 pandemic policy

    The economic shock from the coronavirus pandemic of 2020, exacerbated by the response...

  • The good, the bad and the ugly bills that could be debated this session

    Just before the holidays, the legislature released a list of all legislator and...

  • Lawmakers submit more than a dozen bill requests to reform emergency executive power

    After nearly a year with one person unilaterally dictating public policy in Maine,...

  • Government by referendum is almost always a bad idea

    The controversy over a hazardous-duty supplement to the minimum wage required by the...

  • Is Anthony Fauci right that federalism undermined the U.S. response to COVID-19?

    Anthony Fauci, an infectious disease expert who has played a leading role in...

  • The myth of widespread asymptomatic transmission

    A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)...

  • Gov. Mills keeps Maine out of regional gas tax scheme, at least for now

    Last week, the Transportation Climate Initiative (TCI) released its final Memorandum of Understanding...

  • WHO deletes naturally acquired immunity from its website

    Maybe you have some sense that something fishy is going on? Same. If...

  • Count your blessings this holiday season

    What a year. It started off with so much potential, but ended after...

  • Maine’s climate action plan heavy on spending, light on specifics

    Earlier this month, the Maine Climate Council released its four-year plan titled, “Maine...

  • Americans are in full revolt against pandemic lockdowns

    Echoing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio...

  • Covid and the rise of cage keeper democracy

    The Covid pandemic this year has profoundly transformed the relationship of government to...

  • Pandemic reveals parents want more choice in their child’s education

    The pandemic has revealed something many of us have believed for a long...

  • One-in-four small businesses expect to close if economic conditions don’t improve

    The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Research Center released a new survey...

  • Some lawmakers propose reining in Mills’ emergency power, assuming control of virus response

    Some members of the Maine Legislature are speaking out against Gov. Janet Mills’...

  • The pandemic is not an excuse to expropriate our rights

    The basic problem with even a little bit of socialism is that, in...

  • Remote work is here to stay and that’s a good thing

    Since the beginning of the pandemic, businesses able to shift their employees to...

  • Maine not out of the woods despite rosier revenue projections

    Though Maine’s response to the coronavirus pandemic has undoubtedly taken a toll on...

  • Brunswick father says social isolation drove his son to kill himself

    Maine is mourning the loss of Spencer Smith, a 16-year-old sophomore at Brunswick...

  • New studies on COVID-19 testing underscore need for greater transparency in Maine

    Maine Policy Institute has previously noted the potential pitfalls of relying on a single health...

  • Where are the justice warriors for religious freedom?

    The Supreme Court of the United States recently voted to grant relief to...

  • Portland’s ‘Green New Deal’ initiative complicates ongoing school renovations

    School officials and building committees involved in Portland’s elementary school renovations are seeking...

  • Evidence continues to mount against the efficacy of CON laws

    Certificate of Need (CON) laws are state regulatory procedures that require health care...

  • SCOTUS rebukes NY pandemic orders targeting religious services

    In a decision handed down late Thanksgiving Eve, a five-Justice majority of the...

  • Bellows wastes $74,150 in taxpayer funds to take over as secretary of state

    It’s the start of a new term of the Maine Legislature, which means...

  • Maine’s transportation infrastructure needs work

    The Reason Foundation’s 25th Annual Highway Report highlights something Mainers of all political...

  • Carbon tax backers didn’t fare well in election

    One of the overlooked stories on Election Day was the defeat of pro-carbon tax...

  • Coronavirus curfews are trending again, despite total lack of evidence they help

    Coronaviruses don’t get more deadly or dangerous after dark. Yet across the country, leaders...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • Iconic Maine businesses couldn’t survive the pandemic shutdown and restrictions

    A number of iconic Maine businesses have closed this year due to the...

  • A hypocritical and baseless attack against Justice Alito

    Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito recently came under fire for comments he made...

  • Mainers react to Gov. Mills’ mandated business curfew

    Gov. Janet Mills announced on Thursday new, last-minute restrictions on businesses to limit...

  • Portland’s delay on minimum wage ordinance provides no legal cover to local businesses

    Portland residents approved on November 3 an ordinance that increases the city’s minimum...

  • PCR tests and the prickly partnership between science and state

    As COVID-19 case counts rise across the United States and Europe, it is...

  • Should remote workers pay a tax for the ‘privilege’ of using their home as an office?

    The coronavirus pandemic has devastated the service sector, made millions unemployed, and forced...

  • Biden advisor notes incoming administration’s plan to neuter charter schools

    Last year, the Maine Legislature and Governor Janet Mills enacted a pair of...

  • 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...

  • Portland businesses worried about city’s new minimum wage ordinance

    Portland voters approved Question A on their local ballots last week, an initiative...

  • Governor Mills’ coronavirus narrative is crumbling

    Governor Janet Mills’ latest batch of doomsday rhetoric is an admission that her...

  • Unions lost a major battle in their war on the gig economy

    Should Americans be allowed to freelance? Progressive Democrats have been pushing legislation at...

  • What issues will Maine Democrats resurrect in 2021?

    With Maine’s 2020 statewide general election behind us, it’s time to look ahead...

  • Mainers acknowledge lack of science behind Mills’ new mask mandate

    When Gov. Janet Mills updated her mask mandate last week to require Mainers...

  • Wearing a mask alone in public defies science

    Science, science science. It’s all about the science. Is it really, though? From...

  • Massachusetts voters reject RCV in surprise Election Day upset

    With more than 90% of the votes counted in Massachusetts, it appears that...

  • California hates the holidays

    Thinking about getting together with family for the holiday season? Think again. Just...

  • Gov. Mills stokes fear while doubling down on economic restrictions

    Last Friday, Lindsey Crete, spokesperson for Governor Janet Mills, hinted to the Maine...

  • In-person voting remains a safe, secure way to vote

    COVID-19 has changed a lot about our lives in 2020, including how we...

  • A plague of pandemic restrictions builds herd immunity to arbitrary rules

    Perhaps the only thing worse than being subjected to seemingly arbitrary and intrusive...

  • What Governor Mills can learn from South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem

    Maine Gov. Janet Mills joined Maine CDC director Dr. Nirav Shah on Wednesday...

  • New Poll: RCV ballot question a dead heat in Massachusetts

    A poll released Monday by UMass Amherst and WCVB is showing a tightening...

  • Maine’s high court denies effort to keep counting absentee ballots after Election Day

    The Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled late last week that absentee ballots must...

  • Despite massive fundraising disparity, RCV still a close contest in Massachusetts

    A recent Ipsos poll asked 1,001 Massachusetts adults about a number of issues,...

  • Why Amy Coney Barrett should be confirmed to the Supreme Court

    The recent death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg certainly sent massive...

  • Deadline coming on Maine’s decision to participate in new gas tax scheme

    Maine Policy Institute and a coalition of 17 other organizations sent letters to...

  • Scott Atlas a vital voice of reason on White House Coronavirus Task Force

    In a recent interview on Lockdown TV, Dr. Scott Atlas, a healthcare policy...

  • The dangers of legislating from the bench

    I listened last week to the questioning of Judge Amy Coney Barrett by...

  • How to use ranked-choice voting

    In less than three weeks, or earlier if voting by absentee, you will...

  • Maine finally sends support to small businesses months after their forced closure

    Better late than never, I suppose. Maine finally began disbursing grants to struggling...

  • Press Herald editorial board opposes local initiatives advanced by Democratic Socialists

    The Portland Press Herald’s editorial board isn’t buying what the Southern Maine Democratic...

  • Maine artists continue to struggle under Gov. Mills’ economic restrictions

    Our relationship with the arts has been severely and permanently altered this year....

  • Governor Mills among the most fiscally irresponsible governors in America

    Last week, the Cato Institute released the newest edition of its Fiscal Policy...

  • Your ballot with ranked-choice voting

    In this election, Maine voters will become the first in any state to...

  • Thousands of doctors and scientists agree: Lockdowns are making public health matters worse

    Three leading epidemiologists gathered in Massachusetts on Sunday to sign the Great Barrington...

  • New survey shows 1 in 5 small businesses anticipate layoffs in next 6 months

    The National Federation of Independent Business Research Center released a new nationwide survey...

  • Michigan Supreme Court rules governor’s emergency extension unconstitutional

    Late last week, the Michigan Supreme Court in a 4-3 vote ruled that...

  • Reisman: No justice, no peace

    In a shameless act of cultural appropriation, this week’s column title takes the...

  • The cancellation of MLK

    You may think the words of this title are harsh, and they are...

  • A public option is not the silver bullet for lower costs, greater access

    Political campaigns are in full swing and, once again, the debate on health...

  • What we learn from the rhetorical disputes over SCOTUS nominations

    It’s Supreme Court nomination time again, and the result is predictable. The usual...

  • Reisman: Systemic racism racket gets trumped

    The systemic racism industry has had its sweet multimillion consulting racket exposed and...

  • Maine CDC stalling release of coronavirus testing data

    When we hear about the challenge of testing for the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), we...

  • 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...

  • One-time gimmicks can’t fix Maine’s long-term budget woes

    Maine Gov.  Janet Mills recently signed a curtailment order to keep the state’s...

  • Reisman: Peace and ‘the Resistance’

    “If you want to make peace, you don’t talk to your friends. You talk...

  • Pro-union state senator opposed her brewery employees’ unionization efforts

    Rising Tide Brewing, a popular brewery located in Portland, faces a national labor...

  • Maine’s high court rules RCV must be used in presidential election

    The Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled Tuesday that ranked-choice voting must be used...

  • Mills’ curtailment order balances the budget for now, but tough choices remain in the future

    Last week, Governor Janet Mills issued a “curtailment order,” a tool Maine governors...

  • Why is the left promoting electoral dysfunction?

    Every citizen who meets statutory qualifications has the right to vote, and to...

  • Domestic violence remains a concern amidst pandemic

    It’s no secret that 2020 is a year like no other, and COVID-19...

  • Federal regulations have made western wildfires worse

    Parts of the western United States look like scenes from an apocalyptic movie—a...

  • Maine school choice lawsuit replicated in New Hampshire, Vermont

    A pair of lawsuits that mirror a Maine-based legal challenge (currently pending in...

  • BDN Editorial Board tells Mainers to pay up for Gov. Mills’ mistakes

    The BDN editorial board’s recent commentary on the state budget shortfall reminds us...

  • How will Maine’s struggling small businesses survive the next unfunded mandate?

    The National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) issued a press release Monday raising...

  • Shutdown Stories: Aquaboggan

    Aquaboggan in Saco was forced to close in late August after receiving a...

  • Mills administration and MPA conclude football, volleyball cannot be played this fall

    Bowing to pressure from the Mills administration, the Maine Principals’ Association announced Thursday...

  • 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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