Commentary: Putin never saw this one coming

Going into the war, Russia already lacked the will to win, but it never even dreamed of losing.

Russia may have gone into the war lacking the will to win, but it wasn’t primed for the risk of losing.

The Maine Millennial: What if we had a monarch of our own?

A head of state, as opposed to a head of government, could be a useful outlet for a variety of energies.

Jim Fossel: On Sara Gideon and lighting a pile of cash on fire

The most expensive political campaign in Maine history could haunt the Democrats yet.

Our View: Fate of Maine tribes has hung in the balance for far too long

Frustration caused by stop-start reform efforts is eating away at tribal-state relations.

Commentary: What more can our lobstermen do than all they have been asked?

The recent ‘redlisting’ ignores that, for 25 years, Maine lobstermen have been playing by the rules – and those rules have worked.

Maine Voices: Time for a new, inclusive plan for students with disabilities

Planning to violate children’s rights today with a promise to make it up to them tomorrow is not a plan for equal access to education.

Commentary: A history of the ‘Big Lie,’ from Plato to TikTok

The development and circulation of great national myths has been going on for centuries.

View from Away: Mercifully, the US Constitution is not based on the Bible

Elected officials like Missouri’s Josh Hawley seek to impose their beliefs on school curricula, equal rights, bodily autonomy and other issues.

Our View: Anti-immigrant ‘campaign’ reaches flamboyant new low

The shameful ferrying of migrants up the East Coast reduces men, women and children to political pawns.

View from Away: If cases involving Trump reach the Supreme Court, Clarence Thomas must recuse himself

Public perception matters; Thomas, of all people, should know that.