Originalism is wholesale fraud, manufactured by Justice Antonin Scalia and the Federalist Society.
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Maine Voices: Response to discrimination must occur before genocide is on the horizon
Whatever the defining term, we need to focus on the degradation being funded by our tax dollars at the border.
Maine Voices: ‘Comprehensive immigration reform’ won’t resolve migrant crisis
The best way to deal with the surge is to require asylum seekers to apply from home or a third country, not at the border.
Maine Voices: Death with dignity gives patients the opportunity to end life on their own terms
Relieving personal suffering shouldn’t entail the risk of prolonging it.
Maine Voices: Why criticizing Trump doesn’t convince his supporters to abandon their man
Devotion to the president is a religion, and you can’t talk people out of faith.
Maine Voices: Time for public higher education to walk the walk on equal pay
For too long, poverty wages have been the norm in adjunct teaching, a profession dominated by women. State officials must change that.
The Maine Millennial: Be a voice against anti-trans bigotry
Maine’s delegation should resist efforts to take away legal protections, and Mainers should speak up when we see workplace bias or hear hurtful jokes.
Jim Fossel: Maine erases advances made under Republican governor, Legislature
We’re taking major steps backward in both economic freedom and individual liberties.
Maine Voices: Restitution bill shows progress in juvenile-justice reform
A new state law will help ensure that financial obligations will not haunt juveniles well beyond their involvement in the system.
Maine Voices: Trump administration’s efforts to save coal are a slap in the face to humanity
Fossil fuel-driven climate change will have a particularly devastating impact on the poor and on future generations.