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Author Archives: Matthew Gagnon, Opinion columnist

Matthew Gagnon of Yarmouth is the chief executive officer of the Maine Policy Institute, a free market policy think tank based in Portland. A Hampden native, he previously served as a senior strategist for the Republican Governors Association in Washington, D.C.

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Hey Bangor, rent control doesn’t work

by Matthew Gagnon, Opinion columnist 14 hours agoAugust 10, 2022

“There’s just one problem: rent control is a disaster everywhere it is tried, and has been for a century.”

Posted inOpinion Contributor

Good for Nancy Pelosi for going to Taiwan

by Matthew Gagnon, Opinion columnist August 3, 2022August 3, 2022
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A recession by any other name …

by Matthew Gagnon, Opinion columnist July 27, 2022July 27, 2022
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Polarization is making an already broken political system worse

by Matthew Gagnon, Opinion columnist July 20, 2022July 21, 2022
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Colleges are too liberal and it is hurting their enrollment

by Matthew Gagnon, Opinion columnist July 13, 2022July 13, 2022
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Joe Biden is talking nonsense about lowering gas prices

by Matthew Gagnon, Opinion columnist July 6, 2022July 7, 2022
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The Supreme Court’s job is to interpret the Constitution, not to legislate

by Matthew Gagnon, Opinion columnist June 29, 2022July 27, 2022
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Hiring Dannel Malloy as the Maine university system’s chancellor was a big mistake

by Matthew Gagnon, Opinion columnist June 22, 2022June 22, 2022
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District attorney elections shouldn’t be partisan

by Matthew Gagnon, Opinion columnist June 15, 2022June 15, 2022
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Joe Biden isn’t happy

by Matthew Gagnon, Opinion columnist June 8, 2022June 9, 2022
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Joe Biden has no real answers to fighting inflation

by Matthew Gagnon, Opinion columnist June 1, 2022June 1, 2022
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Joe Biden spoke the truth about Taiwan. He shouldn’t have backed down.

by Matthew Gagnon, Opinion columnist May 25, 2022May 26, 2022
Janet Mills speaks at a podium
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Maine is not better off under Janet Mills

by Matthew Gagnon, Opinion columnist May 18, 2022May 18, 2022
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1st poll of 2022 election season is bad news for Janet Mills, Democrats

by Matthew Gagnon, Opinion columnist May 11, 2022May 11, 2022
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Supreme Court abortion decision isn’t likely to affect how people vote in November

by Matthew Gagnon, Opinion columnist May 4, 2022May 4, 2022
Sen. Ted Cruz sits at a desk surrounded by books and a water bottle
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Broaden your perspective with the ‘1 after 2’ reading rule

by Matthew Gagnon, Opinion columnist April 27, 2022April 27, 2022
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Elon Musk may be just what Twitter, and other social media, needs

by Matthew Gagnon, Opinion columnist April 20, 2022April 19, 2022
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Maine legislative races may be more important than governor’s contest this year

by Matthew Gagnon, Opinion columnist April 13, 2022April 13, 2022
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When it comes to sexually exploiting children, no punishment is too harsh

by Matthew Gagnon, Opinion columnist March 30, 2022March 31, 2022
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Freedom of speech is in peril in America

by Matthew Gagnon, Opinion columnist March 23, 2022March 23, 2022

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