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In his newest book, “How Maine Decides, An Insider’s Guide to How Ballot Measures Are Won and Lost,” former Professor of Government Christian Potholm ’62 condenses his experience campaigning for ballot measures into an analysis of Maine’s unique …
Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 election poses a serious threat to the democratic institutions and civil liberties that most Americans cherish. This is the candidate who has repeatedly discredited the 2020 election results and claimed that he would be …
This summer, I was at dinner with a friend when we heard Donald Trump had been shot. It was hot and humid and foreboding, as much of the summer had been, and we had made the mistake of sitting outside. …
It’s mourning, America. It’s mourning in America, and it’s mourning from beyond America.
Five hours ahead of the Eastern Time Zone, I woke up on Wednes- day to news about this election as it happened. I woke up, and Pennsylvania …
You see it every time you grab groceries or go shopping.
On and off the Bowdoin campus, people in Brunswick and across Maine are feeling a squeeze on their wallets, and this is especially felt by young people who are …
On Tuesday, the polls will be open for people around the nation to cast their ballots. Eligible voters across state lines and from various backgrounds will face a choice between two candidates who have come to the forefront of important …
Regardless of the results of Tuesday’s election, one outcome is nearly certain: 2024’s election will have been the most expensive on record. Over $2.5 billion has been spent on the presidential race alone, and millions have gone into Maine’s …
In November 2023, the New York Times profiled the Tallac Hotshots, a group of firefighters employed by the federal government to fight the fires engulfing our national forests across the West Coast.
Among those profiled was Bowdoin College graduate …
Absentee voting is a confusing, frustrating and painstaking process.
Too many Americans who are living abroad assume that absentee voting has to be this way. I’m here to tell you that it doesn’t.
Americans have become accustomed to voting being …
From 1645 to 1646, Parliament Hall in St. Andrews was used as the meeting place for the Scottish Parliament to discuss its ideas and lay plans for its kingdom and country. Today, it’s used to house a debate every Thursday …
