Category: Reflections

On May 8, the Republican Party of Maine gathered in Portland for its biannual convention. Among the routine functions of the convention was the adoption …

I recently read a news item about Senator John Kerry’s remarks about voter anger at Washington. He said, “I think there’s a comprehension gap,” in …

Michigan is a poster child for what happens when tax-and-spend politicians run a state for decades. It is an economic basket case. A report by …

As a resident of Connecticut I am concerned about the race for Senate to claim the seat vacated by Chris Dodd. On the Democratic side …

As the European financial crisis worsens, I imagine that American manufacturers are anticipating a resurgence in the sales of nylons and chocolate bars.

The bubble isn’t quite ready to burst, but it’s getting perilously big. I’m referring to the college-loan bubble, which is, to quote The New York …

In a series of television and radio interviews, Rand Paul, the libertarian Republican candidate for senator from Kentucky, suggested that the Civil Rights Act of …

Here’s what is known for sure: during a routine stop at the Blue Water Bridge, waiting to cross into the U.S., American border patrol agents …

A Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in the state of Washington, Clint Didier, made the front page of the Seattle Times on May 18, because …

In the face of multiple demonstrations drawing thousands of protesters on Okinawa and nearby Tokunoshima, the Obama administration has demanded that the 2006 Futenma accord …