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Author Archives: Gordon Weil, Opinion contributor

Gordon L. Weil formerly wrote for the Washington Post and other newspapers, served on the U.S. Senate and EU staffs, headed Maine state agencies and was a Harpswell selectman.

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House in chaos, but not collapse

Avatar photo by Gordon Weil, Opinion contributor January 14, 2023January 13, 2023
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Supreme Court uses ‘shadow’ to set policy

Avatar photo by Gordon Weil, Opinion contributor January 7, 2023January 6, 2023
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Big changes for Russia, the economy and Donald Trump in 2022

Avatar photo by Gordon Weil, Opinion contributor December 31, 2022December 30, 2022
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2020 election issue still looms

Avatar photo by Gordon Weil, Opinion contributor December 24, 2022December 23, 2022
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Ukraine support becoming a partisan issue

Avatar photo by Gordon Weil, Opinion contributor December 17, 2022December 17, 2022
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Donald Trump’s Constitution statement could be a gift to GOP, Joe Biden

Avatar photo by Gordon Weil, Opinion contributor December 10, 2022December 11, 2022
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Debt ceiling politics could diminish US world power

Avatar photo by Gordon Weil, Opinion contributor December 3, 2022December 2, 2022
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Joe Biden may be impeached. So what.

Avatar photo by Gordon Weil, Opinion contributor November 26, 2022November 28, 2022
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Political forecasts missed the real election

Avatar photo by Gordon Weil, Opinion contributor November 19, 2022November 18, 2022
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Big bucks, Russia, pundits at the ballot box

Avatar photo by Gordon Weil, Opinion contributor November 12, 2022November 11, 2022
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From ‘Chief Twit’ to Chief Justice, believers in intentional lies

Avatar photo by Gordon Weil, Opinion contributor November 5, 2022November 4, 2022
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Why conventional wisdom could be wrong in this year’s elections

Avatar photo by Gordon Weil, Opinion contributor October 29, 2022October 28, 2022
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Russia’s Ukraine war ends post-World War II world

Avatar photo by Gordon Weil, Opinion contributor October 22, 2022October 21, 2022
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Herschel Walker and the American question

Avatar photo by Gordon Weil, Opinion contributor October 15, 2022October 16, 2022
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Joe Biden didn’t cause inflation, and elections won’t fix it

Avatar photo by Gordon Weil, Opinion contributor October 8, 2022October 9, 2022
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‘Stop the steal’ cult again at work

Avatar photo by Gordon Weil, Opinion contributor October 1, 2022October 3, 2022
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Individual rights threatened by conflict over who defines them

Avatar photo by Gordon Weil, Opinion contributor September 24, 2022September 23, 2022
Because he’s a former president, Judge  Aileen Cannon is giving Donald Trump protection not available to average citizens.
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Judge favors Donald Trump with special breaks in documents case

Avatar photo by Gordon Weil, Opinion contributor September 17, 2022September 19, 2022
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Biden, Trump Republicans clash on meaning of ‘democracy’

Avatar photo by Gordon Weil, Opinion contributor September 10, 2022September 10, 2022
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Donald Trump claims a president’s power is unlimited

Avatar photo by Gordon Weil, Opinion contributor September 3, 2022September 2, 2022

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