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Karen Levine Egee Oak Tree Meet Mary Oakes, Our New Intern!   Mary is a high school senior. She has been interested in politics for a long time — and aims to study political science or similar, in college in 2026. Our conversation has been lightly edited for clarity.   How did you get interested in politics, Mary?   I’ve always naturally been a really passionate person. When I hear about an issue, I want to get educated on it and make sure that I know everything about it and

By Sheldon Bird Of the 50 U.S. states, it is the 12th-smallest by area, the 9th-least populous, the 13th-least densely populated, and the most rural. Population 1.4 million. As of 2022 the organized municipalities of Maine consist of 23 cities, 430 towns, and 30 plantations. Collectively these 483 organized municipalities cover less than half of the state's territory. Each municipality has a government. Services. Schools. Roads. Remarkably inefficient. But when you suggest to

By Simon James This argument appears constantly in online discussions about the Epstein files. It sounds compelling at first glance, but once you consider what we know about the investigations, the political incentives, and the priorities of Democratic leadership, a clearer explanation emerges. First, even though Epstein was deceased by the time Biden was in office, the Maxwell investigation remained active for most of Biden’s presidency. The simplest reason for withholding t