There are lies, there are damned lies, and then there are statistics. That famous axiom takes on particular meaning when faced with a worldwide pandemic and economic disruption. Statistics are an incredibly powerful tool. But, borrowing Spiderman’s equally-famous maxim: with great power comes great responsibility. Headlines — and politicians — shout numerous stats. The mortality […]
There is a wisp of commonality between Pope Francis, President Donald Trump, and Maine Senate President Troy Jackson. Whether this is a ray of hope or a natural sign of the end times is an open question. The Pope’s Easter message to members of Popular Movements made headlines worldwide for its apparent embrace of a […]
Things feel a bit Old Testament-y. The coronavirus seems as if it is a modern-day plague. Americans in the midwest are preparing for severe floods. Locusts — yes, locusts — are ravaging eastern Africa. If we get a red tide in Maine, I’m going to be worried. I was the first born in my family […]
There is a scene in the movie “Independence Day” when President Whitmore and senior leaders take refuge in Area 51. They meet the wild-eyed Dr. Brackish Okun, who had spent years studying the alien’s technology. Okun was enthused; the arrival of extraterrestrials turned the crashed spaceship “on.” Caught up in the excitement of the science, […]
