How has Maine’s term-limit law, restricting legislators to eight consecutive years in office, been working since it was approved by voters in 1993? About as well as the state Department of Health…
Once upon a time in Unrealityland, there were two senators named Olympia and Susan. They were good senators, always looking out for the Unrealists’ (for that’s what the natives were called) best…
Some of my readers have a warped view of my political bent. “You are a right-wing, [naughty word], [another naughty word] conservative,” one e-mail said. “You’re a [very naughty word with several syllables].”…
Is it possible to tax stupidity? If so, Maine could generate enough revenue to eliminate the income tax, the property tax, the excise tax, the inheritance tax and the sales tax on…
On the surface, moderation appears to be a simple concept. Avoid extremes. Seek compromise. Order pay-per-view porn, but only watch half the movie. It’s sort of like being a hypocrite, except without…
Here at the Hernia Hill Institute of Unquantifiable Econometrics and Daytime Drinking, internationally renowned scholars (mostly me, although my renown has trouble evading the Border Patrol and slipping into Canada) are constantly…
Mainers are facing grievous financial burdens. Stores and factories are shutting down. Businesses that stay open are laying people off. Unemployment is rising as fast as the foreclosure rate on homes. And…
Watch your mouth. Without a mirror, this sensible admonition is almost impossible to follow. So, I recommend having one with a swiveling bracket mounted on the side of your head. A mirror,…
Charlie Webster’s war never ends. And his approach never varies. For over a quarter of a century, he’s stuck to the same strategy like yellow-gray mold sticks to the back of an…
The first thing you have to understand about how the Maine Legislature works is: It doesn’t. And it isn’t supposed to. If it did and it was, legislators would pass even more…