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Ben Bragdon
Staff Writer
Ben Bragdon is managing editor of the Sun Journal. Prior to that, he was deputy managing editor for news at the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel. Ben was previously editorial page editor for those newspapers and Central Maine Sunday for more than 10 years. Before that, he was managing editor for weekly newspapers at Current Publishing in Westbrook. He began his career as a reporter at the Piscataquis Observer in Dover-Foxcroft and editor at the Moosehead Messenger in Greenville. He has a bachelor’s degree in history from Boston University.
Posted inColumns, Op-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: If only Congress would listen to the CBO on immigration
The upshot, in a nutshell: Immigrants get the job done.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
View from Away: Defense secretary must rebuild trust after unexpected absence
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin last week took responsibility for not notifying the White House when he was hospitalized at the beginning of January, an important first step in rebuilding trust with President Joe Biden, Congress and the American people. While Austin’s desire to keep his medical situation private is understandable, this was a severe breach […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Will Crumbley verdict trap good parents too?
Oakland County, Michigan, Prosecutor Karen McDonald wanted to send the message that gun owners need to secure their firearms, and in Jennifer Crumbley she found the messenger. But is the courtroom the place to advocate for policy outcomes, or is its sole role to administer justice fairly? “I want to be really clear that these […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Republicans in Congress show true colors on immigration
They got the best of border negotiations and still said no, showing they have no interest in solving problems.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Supreme Court’s options narrow as Trump loses each appeal
It just got harder for the Supreme Court to save Donald Trump from criminal prosecution for his involvement with the violence at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. In a straightforward opinion, a unanimous panel of the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit rejected Trump’s claim that a former president should be immune […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Iowa and New Hampshire add to the case for electoral reform
The problem with statistics is that they can be manipulated to support or refute any argument, and the Iowa caucus results are no exception. But despite some conflicting narratives that twist the results in different ways, Iowa and New Hampshire add two more brush strokes to an already clear painting — one that depicts a […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Finally, it’s costly to withhold public information from the public
A landmark ruling against a public agency acting in bad faith sends a clear message to others.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: US tax dollars should be funding humanitarian relief work in Gaza, not destroying it
Over the past five decades, American taxpayers have invested more than $7 billion to finance hundreds of projects in humanitarian relief and development in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, all under the banner of “ peacebuilding.” But the Biden administration is currently providing the weaponry that is killing the very people the government […]
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Commentary: Some Americans (but not you and me) can avoid taking responsibility for their mistakes
Suppose that when you did something bad, you could split off another you to deal with it, basically by dying and taking the punishment with it. You can’t. But you could if you were a corporation, and would if you were a corporation owned by Charles Koch and you wanted to avoid possibly paying lots […]