Donald Trump is a prime example of a good candidate but terrible leader.
Douglas Rooks
Douglas Rooks: Joe Biden, we hardly knew ye
Next week, the president ends 50 years in elective office, the columnist writes.
Douglas Rooks: ‘Non-consecutive’ presidents couldn’t be more different
Grover Cleveland and Donald Trump are both non-consecutive presidents, and that’s where the similarities end, Rooks writes.
Douglas Rooks: Judicial ethics complaints can’t be ignored
Maine’s Supreme Judicial Court dilemma raises interesting questions about the ethics crisis engulfing the nation’s highest court, the columnist writes.
Douglas Rooks: Revisiting the Concord Guide to America
Looking to the past for an old compass point, the columnist writes.
Douglas Rooks: Syrian celebrations should be joined by all of us
Syria’s reprieve is a moment to celebrate — for Americans and all those who aspire to freedom from tyranny, the columnist writes.
Douglas Rooks: Dubious pardons a Republican specialty
The blogosphere is abuzz over President Biden’s pardon of his son, Hunter, with criticism ranging from regret to denunciation. There is much to criticize, considering Biden’s previous vows not to intervene in the case. But facts change. The prosecution, undertaken in about the same timeframe as Jack Smith’s legal pursuit of Donald Trump, was excessive […]
Douglas Rooks: Maine’s easy access to voting has its downsides
Rather than seek to end-run the two-party system, we could try to reform it, the columnist writes.