All posts tagged "Opinion"

M.D. Harmon: The post-Obama economic recovery

“I think every president in the intense media environment we have now, certainly...

Frary: Adventurous Investments

By Prof. John Frary — I was amazed to hear recently about a...

M.D. Harmon: Who to blame for the death of Detroit?

“Detroit is the rotten fruit of uncontested progressive socialism.” — Editorial, Investor’s Business...

Fredette: Building a better Maine will require change of direction, attitude

We have just concluded the first legislative session in Augusta since Democrats retook...

M.D. Harmon: The Lawless Presidency

As many Americans contemplate the depressing fact that we are only six months...

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...

Frary: Stop the LePage Agenda?

The Democratic Governor’s Association (DGA) has posted petitions to “Stop the LePage Agenda”...

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...

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,...

M.D. Harmon: Obama's Syria intervention is poor policy

“I am not opposed to all wars. I am opposed to dumb wars.”...

Op-Ed: Portland City Council’s Proposed Nanny-State Regulations Ignore Science and Economics

By Paul Blair — New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has friends in Portland, Maine....

Op-Ed: A (former) Quebecer in Yankee country

By Pierre Lemieux – The history of New England and Québec have been...

M.D. Harmon: Liberty or Security?

“I’m a U.K. citizen hoping soon to become a U.S. citizen, a lifelong...

Schaeffer's Immutable Laws

By Pem Schaeffer — Dr. Thomas Sowell, the prolific scholar and author at the...

Lockman: Maine's public schools in for reality check

By Rep. Lawrence E. Lockman (R-Amherst) For compelling evidence that Maine’s public schools...

M.D. Harmon: Texas Gov Rick Perry revives competitive federalism

The Politico website has noted that there is a Republican governor giving Democrats...

Letter: Education stakeholders put kids last

By Julie Norsworthy On Friday May 17th my sons and I entered the Cross...

M.D. Harmon: America Decline

“From whence shall we expect the approach of danger? Shall some trans-Atlantic military...

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...

Frary: Looking to the 2014 gubernatorial election

“Stop Paul LePage’s Agenda! Governor Paul LePage’s extreme policies have hurt Mainers. During...

M.D. Harmon: The Denier-in-Chief

“That the power to tax involves the power to destroy (is) not to...

Op-Ed: Life, Liberty and the Gang of Eleven

Here, I’d like to discuss the so-called Gang of Eleven’s LD 1496, designated...

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...

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...

New Internet Sales Tax Threatens New Hampshire

This column originally appeared in the April 24, 2013 edition of the New...

The New Climate Science Deniers: Liberals

“Despite these relentless setbacks for the climate campaign, environmentalists are not going gentle...

Bucklin: Restore Maine's Competitiveness by Ending Forced Unionism

The Way Life Should Be. Our motto rings true as Maine consistently ranks...

M.D. Harmon: Tax Freedom

We have just experienced Tax Day on April 15 – in this year...

Humor: "Truth in Packaging;" what bill titles should say…

“The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have...

LESSONS FOR TODAY FROM THE IMMORTALS, BUCKLEY AND REAGAN

LESSONS FOR TODAY FROM THE IMMORTALS, BUCKLEY AND REAGAN Remarks by Neal B....

M.D. Harmon: Gun control, from Washington, DC to Augusta

This was “gun week” in Augusta, with lawmakers lined up to conduct hearings...

Earth Day Exposes the Ironies of the Left’s Trendy Environmentalism

On April 22, in cities across America, some environmental activists will celebrate Earth...

Sirocki: Controversial Activist Group Gets It Wrong on Taxes

By Rep. Heather Sirocki – Here in Maine, we value our privacy and our...

Citizens United: Leftist groups push amendment to liberate us from our liberties

In response to the Supreme Court’s 2010 decision in Citizens United v. Federal...

M.D. Harmon: Former Reaganite Offers Dire Economic Warning

If America’s fiscal state is as bad as David Stockman thinks it is,...

M.D. Harmon: Conservative Schisms May Spawn Democratic Hegemony

Is the U.S. conservative movement (or, more precisely, the Republican Party, which is...

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...

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...

Letter to the Editor: Preservationists ignore human toll

By Sandy George, Montville The inspiration for offering this opinion was a personal...

Op-Ed: A Six-pack, your credit card, and the car keys, please…

I’m getting real tired of being lectured about morality by the Speaker of...

Op-Ed: An Opportunity For Fiscal Responsibility

By Rep. Kathleen Chase (R-Wells) If most of us won a small lottery and...

Heritage Foundation: Welfare Reform is Back

By Rachel Sheffield Heritage Foundation Last summer, the Obama Administration gutted the successful 1996...

M.D. Harmon: Surprise! Sequestration happened and world did not end

News reports told us of an odd and tragic circumstance recently when a...

Trahan: Journalists should focus on the bad guys

Some within the media have wrapped themselves in the flag of the freedom...

UN Agenda 21: Land Conservation is Trojan Horse for Big Government

By Diana George Chapin On Feb. 23 the Bangor Daily News and Lewiston Sun...

M.D. Harmon: Department of Peacebuilding?

Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum — Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus, c. 400...

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,...

Buckley Rule – According to Bill, not Karl

By Neal B. Freeman The Buckley Rule has been much invoked in recent...

M.D. Harmon: Cops' Conduct Proves Virtue of 2nd Amendment Rights

When President Obama traveled to Minnesota Feb. 4 to make a plea for...

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...

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...

Everyone has a champion in the school bureaucracy — except the children

“When school children start paying union dues, that’s when I’ll start representing the...

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...

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...

The Frary Files: Tax code inflicts unconscionable burden on taxpayers

By Prof. John Frary On January 9 of this year the National Taxpayer...

M.D. Harmon: Oil barons, leftists bury good news about hydrofracking

Some ironies are just too delicious to ignore, and one of them is...

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...

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...

The Frary Files: Rational gun control debate requires a more detached examination

By Prof. John Frary “It’s time to talk about gun control.” This was...

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...

The Frary Files: Union Busters are Busting Out All Over

By Prof. John Frary Maine Wire columnist Most people know about the vanguard...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

M.D. Harmon: Preparing to hold off the statist juggernaut

Well, at least Big Bird is safe. OK, that wasn’t all that funny....

Op/Ed: Land for Maine’s Future furthers the erosion of individual property rights

By Diana George Chapin In her March 14, 2009 Wall Street Journal column,...

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,...

LePage: Candidates must debate the issues with civility and integrity

Weekly Address by Governor Paul LePage Those who know me know I enjoy...

The Frary Files: Angus King, the Artful Dodger

By Prof. John Frary Maine Wire columnist On October 22 at a forum...

M.D. Harmon: Eulogies ignore George McGovern's epiphany of capitalism

Reading the encomiums to the late Sen. George McGovern of South Dakota in...

The Frary Files: Michaud masters obscurity and makes campaign whoppers

By Prof. John Frary Maine Wire columnist Unlike Chellie Pingree and Angus King,...

M.D. Harmon: Conservatives are everywhere, hiding in plain sight

I was a bit surprised a few days ago to see that the...

Maine’s colorful political chameleon champions Angus King in PPH columns

By Pem Schaeffer Maine Wire columnist On Sunday, October 7, The Maine Wire...

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...

Maine’s colorful political chameleons: Angus King and Alan Caron

By Pem Schaeffer Maine Wire columnist A few weeks back, I wrote on...

Op/Ed: Angus King raised taxes, increased spending as governor

By David Sorenson Over the years, Angus King and his friends have built...

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...

Op/Ed:125th Legislature restored integrity to Maine state government

“Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” – John Dalberg, Lord Acton By Harold...

LETTER to the EDITOR: Maine's 2nd District represented in the “Obscure Caucus”

To the Editor: This November voters in Maine’s Second Congressional District will choose...

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...

Op-Ed: Gas hits $4 a gallon—where is the media?

By Jamie Py When gasoline went to $2.25, I can remember exactly where...

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...

EDITORIAL (updated): Liquor, taxes, shopping—when will Maine ever be competitive?

The Portland Press Herald ran an editorial on September 8 stating that lowering...

M.D. Harmon: Derail federal spending by ending Amtrak subsidies

  By M.D. Harmon Maine Wire columnist Among the continual questions being asked...

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...

M.D. Harmon: Support for Voter ID is wide and deep

Imagine that, as you are contemplating the purchase of a new house, you...

Op/Ed: Maine Republicans enacted Welfare Reform

By David Sorensen Maine Republican Party Welfare reform is one of the most...

Op/Ed: Republican tax cuts benefit all Mainers

By David Sorensen Maine Republican Party The 125th Legislature of 2011-12 passed the...

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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...

Editorial: Wind-power agenda fuels CMP increases

On July 1, most of Central Maine Power’s customers unknowingly suffered a 19.6%...

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...

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...

Op-Ed: Maine should examine Friedman’s idea of school choice

By Prof. John Frary Governor LePage’s proclamation of July 31 as “Milton Friedman...

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.”...

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...

M.D. Harmon: Obama usurps legislative, judicial authority with welfare memorandum

I guess, if I had to stand in a crowd listening to President...

Editorial: Sun Journal erroneously compares N.H. and Maine taxes

By J. Scott Moody, CEO The Maine Heritage Policy Center The Lewiston Sun...