All posts tagged "Commentary"
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Cities lead the way in (another) massive fall exodus from US public schools
Many parents pulled their children out of school last year for homeschooling and...
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Stanford epidemiologist says COVID vaccination is primarily a matter of personal health, not public health
As one-size-fits-all COVID vaccine mandates sweep government, academia, and corporate America, new data...
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New school choice project highlights need for more educational options in Maine
A new publication from Maine Policy Institute shows which municipalities in Maine allow...
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What is an ‘advocacy journalist’ and why was the Maine CDC restricting access to its briefings?
That darn First Amendment. This week, The Maine Wire learned that the Maine...
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Want school choice? Here’s where to live in Maine to get it
Today, Maine Policy Institute released a new analysis on the scope of educational...
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Education secretary touts mask study—gets rebuked by senior author of the study
On Monday, US Education Secretary Miguel Cardona touted new academic research to show...
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Prevailing pandemic policy is hurting children’s health
Since the world learned of a novel coronavirus emerging from Wuhan, China in...
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The CDC made America’s pandemic worse
The pandemic was a test of America’s public health bureaucracy. It failed.
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Legislature to debate all new district maps approved by Apportionment Commission
Hours ahead of its September 27 deadline, the Apportionment Commission met for the...
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Biden’s multi-trillion-dollar spending plans & tax hikes will have three devastating economic consequences, study warns
President Biden and his progressives allies are advancing a historic $4.5+ trillion spending...
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Congress must pump the brakes on proposal to increase taxes on small business investment
In the wake of a devastating pandemic and the resulting economic consequences, the...
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What happened to natural immunity?
On September 9th, President Joe Biden ordered the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), a...
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Afghanistan, accountability and Maine’s congressional delegation
The Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee have sent a letter to...
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This private eye was denied a license because he criticized police
Occupational licensing has already been called out for hobbling opportunity, impeding mobility, protecting...
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Treasury Department seeks to track financial transactions of personal bank accounts over $600
In May, the Treasury Department released the Biden administration’s revenue proposals for fiscal...
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Reisman: Climate alarmism redux
Note: I am teaching Environmental Policy this fall, for perhaps the last time....
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Families are fleeing government-run schools
This fall may be the biggest moment of truth for public education since...
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Maine’s lobster industry is under siege
Maine’s lobstermen and women are under attack by the Biden Administration after a recent set of rule...
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Maine lobster industry rocked by new, unworkable federal regulations
New federal regulations created to protect the endangered right whale will close off...
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Here’s the list of billions in military equipment the US left behind for the Taliban
It’s always frustrating to read about the many ways the federal government wastes...
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Harvard epidemiologist says the case for COVID vaccine passports was just demolished
A newly published medical study found that infection from COVID-19 confers considerably longer-lasting...
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CDC: Schools with mask mandates didn’t see statistically significant different rates of COVID transmission from schools with optional policies
The ACLU on Tuesday announced it is bringing a lawsuit against South Carolina...
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Governor’s gamble: Weighing the potential costs of Mills’ healthcare worker vaccine mandate
On August 12, Maine Governor Janet Mills issued an emergency rule change through the state...
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Massive nurse shortage hits Houston—weeks after 150 unvaccinated nurses and hospital workers fired
Jennifer Bridges knew what was coming when her director at Houston Methodist hospital...
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Lawmakers pen letter in opposition to Gov. Mills’ vaccine mandate
Maine Gov. Janet Mills announced a new vaccine requirement for healthcare workers on...
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What is the true vaccine breakthrough rate? The CDC doesn’t want you to know
Over a recent 12-day period the Milwaukee Brewers had nine players test positive...
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Government is supposed to exist to protect our rights
States are sovereign political entities. The United States Constitution lays out the powers relinquished by the several states and...
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Eight things children are more likely to die from than COVID-19, according to the CDC
Last week I received a letter from my children’s school district. “We will...
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Unions hid millions in 2020 political spending
Unions dropped a whopping $67 million in hidden political spending between 2019 and...
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Delta variant alarmism discounts significant pandemic progress, ignores important data
As the data stand right now, deaths are not on pace with new...
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It’s way past time to open US-Canadian border
It is far past time to reopen the border between the United States...
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Students should learn more basic life skills in high school
The Maine Department of Education has certain requirements students must complete before they...
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The push is on to extend one of the federal government’s worst pandemic power-grabs
Nobel-Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman famously quipped that “nothing is so permanent as a...
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Maine ranks 48th in CNBC’s Top State for Doing Business
Bad infrastructure and an unreliable power grid. These are among the top reasons...
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The billionaire space race: Another giant leap for mankind
Progress is progress, and that should be celebrated. These billionaires going to space...
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In light of ProPublica report, Congress looks primed to ravage IRAs
Clearly, the vast majority of people taking advantage of IRAs are everyday Americans...
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Mills’ ‘Back to Work’ program not helping Maine’s stagnant unemployment rate
The unemployment rate in Maine remained stuck at 4.8% for the fifth straight...
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Amid rising healthcare costs, states must continue to enact direct primary care
Whether you think Obamacare was the worst health care policy of the decade...
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Mills attempts to rewrite history on rainy day fund increase
Don’t let Gov. Janet Mills play you for a fool. In a recent...
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Reisman: Back to the ’70s
Last week’s economic reports revealed that President Biden has apparently found a DeLorean...
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Pediatric group’s new school guidance ignores science and logic
In another attempt to “follow the science,” a pediatrics group has issued guidance...
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Legislature right to sustain Mills’ veto of ‘hastily crafted’ Pine Tree Power bill
Gov. Janet Mills fortunately stopped a sloppy, misguided attempt to put a loaded...
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Special interests bend the truth on recent electric rate increases
The big picture of this rate increase and the surrounding conversation is simple:...
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Will pandemic-induced toll increases prove to be permanent?
The changes include an increase of one dollar– from $3 to $4– for...
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New law sets stage for future government takeover of health care in Maine
LD 1045 sets the stage for a disastrous and expensive government takeover of...
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Whose hand will be on the global climate crisis thermostat?
“The Invisible Hand” is a notion coined by Adam Smith in the context...
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Unnecessary government spending helps fuel inflation
The government has spent its way into an inflationary mess, which we’ve already...
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Disney is moving 2,000 jobs from California to Florida—here’s why
One of the great things about America’s 50-state federal system is that people...
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Texas Dems’ walkout highlights the absurdity of nationwide voting debate
When one group of lawmakers shirk their Constitutional duty and walk out on...
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Gov. Mills and allies are destroying affordable, accessible child care for Maine families
In recent months, we’ve heard a lot about child care in the news...
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Face-saving partisanship killed emergency powers reform in Maine this session
Saying “no emergency is going to be perfect,” Facteau outlined his hesitancy to...
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Mills signs packaging bill, vetoes state takeover of private utilities
Gov. Janet Mills just missed the mark on two controversial and misguided pieces...
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Vaccine mandates are not the answer
Individual responsibility and autonomy will always outweigh government coercion, and that includes getting...
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No need for replica ship to be a political football in Maine
What was supposed to be both a fun and educational opportunity for families...
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No, higher wages aren’t a ‘silver lining’ of inflation
A recent CNBC article highlights a common economic fallacy surrounding the concept of...
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Mills signs offshore wind ban amid lingering skepticism from fishermen
Though the ban is a win for now, Mills’ next moves towards offshore...
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Mills kills another misguided drug pricing bill
LD 1117 would have accomplished nothing in terms of lowering prescription drug costs...
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Maine-based school choice case headed for Supreme Court
The Court’s decision on Carson v. Makin could stop this kind of state-sanctioned...
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Facial recognition ban comes as a victory for the privacy of all Mainers
Facial recognition tech cannot be used as a tool by the government for...
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Mills bucks her party on environment, drug pricing in newest vetoes
The vetoes, among some of her other recent ones, are a welcome check...
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DHHS failures prove: It’s time for child welfare reform
If the tragedies of the last month show us anything, it is that...
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Hospital group pushes for mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for workers
COVID-19 vaccines: a personal choice or a workplace requirement? Well, to Maine’s top...
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In missed opportunity, SCOTUS declines to rule on WFH tax case
The issue of how this subset of workers is taxed is not going...
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People are leaving unemployment rolls faster in states that are ending enhanced benefits
A new report in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) quotes an analysis from...
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Lawmakers right to nix flavored tobacco ban in final budget agreement
The Legislature’s Appropriations Committee voted unanimously Sunday to advance a supplemental budget, and...
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Legislature sustains Mills’ veto on LD 920, a victory for communities and consumers alike
Gov. Janet Mills made the right choice in vetoing LD 920, sponsored by...
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Governor Mills’ steady stream of vetoes continues
Gov. Mills recently issued vetoes for seven pieces of legislation approved by the...
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NH budget brings school choice, emergency power reform in stark contrast to Maine
The Granite State passed a new budget last week that should have people...
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Mills’ veto stops new graduated real estate transfer tax
Should Mainers have to pay more in taxes for buying a new piece...
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Budget agreement suggests lawmakers may have learned lessons from the pandemic
A new bipartisan budget agreement might prove that lawmakers learned a valuable fiscal...
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Systemic tax reform is better than one-time gimmicks
This week, Maine lawmakers will vote on LD 221, Governor Janet Mills’ supplemental...
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Should California be able to set drug prices in Maine?
Imagine if California passed a law telling Maine lobstermen how much to charge...
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Supreme Court sides with cheerleader in case targeting students’ First Amendment rights
In an 8-1 vote, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of cheerleader Brandi...
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New data offer more proof price inflation is on the rise
Proponents of big government spending have desperately argued that mounting price inflation is...
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Effort to elect constitutional officers fails again in Maine
Making our government more representative and fair is an idea both sides of...
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Lockdowns devastated the poor, not the virus
A new Harvard analysis of various data points throughout the pandemic shows that...
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Lockdowns led to more deaths, not fewer
The primary finding of the study was that following the implementation of SIP...
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Bills to increase income and estate taxes die in the Legislature
Two bills to increase taxes on hardworking Mainers failed to pass at the...
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Legislature advances civil asset forfeiture reform bill
An attempt to rein in one of the state’s most troublesome acts is...
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Maine Senate votes to keep controversial ‘fusion center’
Even if the allegations in Loder’s lawsuit are not true, the fact that...
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‘Modern taxation without representation’: Legal pushback on unfair work from home taxes
During the stress, added financial and mental burden brought on by the pandemic...
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New Harvard data (accidentally) reveal how lockdowns crushed the working class while leaving elites unscathed
The picture painted is one of working-class destruction.
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Six years after deregulating them, lawmakers are cracking down on vanity plates again
A bill to limit license plates with profane or vulgar references passed under...
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House Democrats kill bipartisan COVID-19 review commission
Policymakers have, yet again, committed an act that is sorely ironic: they have...
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Paid to stay home: study finds lucrative unemployment helps fuel labor shortage
This study on the nationwide impacts of the historically high UI has simply...
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Shifting recycling costs to producers an easy way to raise the cost of groceries
A recent study by Dr. Calvin Lakhan of York University has found that...
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Generic prescriptions provide savings for Maine patients
This week, the Maine Senate passed “Making Health Care Work for Maine,” a...
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ProPublica misleads the public on ‘bombshell’ tax report
Over the last few days, headlines have been dominated by a story that...
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Bill to end at-will employment dies between chambers
To force these new labor restrictions upon employers now would be a grave...
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ProPublica’s bombshell tax report that wasn’t
ProPublica’s deceptive and misguided campaign to convince the American electorate that billionaires don’t...
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Imminent SCOTUS ruling to have major First Amendment implications for schools and students
On April 28, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments...
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Biden’s ‘infrastructure’ bill: High cost, little reward
If the administration wanted to pass these items not directly tied to infrastructure,...
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Maine families deserve school choice, and the pandemic underscores its necessity
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought new light and perspectives to many issues we...
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Maine’s flavored tobacco ban is destined to fail
As we all learned in our high school history classes, the United States...
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Legislators missed the mark on child care reform this session
A prominent refrain in the pandemic recession-recovery story has been the persistent labor...
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There’s no need for a government-owned network in Knox County
Many advocates in Maine and around the nation have highlighted the need for...
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It’s time to reopen the US-Canada border
Last week, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that at least 50% of...
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Mask rules persist for children in Maine schools. Why?
On Monday, May 24, nearly eight months after it was first ordered, Maine Gov....
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Saving face: Unmasking the mask hypocrisy
On Monday, May 24, a fascinating social experiment began to unfold across Maine...
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Maine should pump the brakes on controversial voting reform efforts
This legislative session, lawmakers on the Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee held public...
