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Robert B. Charles, National Spokesman, AMAC at AMAC

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Robert B. Charles

National Spokesman, AMAC

AMAC Staff Writing since 2019 @Bobby4Maine Website

1,599

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7

Years with AMAC

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Topics covered

Aug 25, 2026

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1,599 articles

Economy

Why Lower Taxes Spur Economic Growth for All Americans

Kennedy, Reagan, and Trump all cut taxes on the same bet: money left with the people who earned it does more than money spent by government.

Aug 25, 2026

Politics

John Basil Barnhill's 1914 Warning Against Socialism Still Rings True

In 1914, three years before the Bolshevik Revolution, Barnhill warned that socialism grants individuals no rights, unlike the Bill of Rights that names them God-given.

Aug 24, 2026

Faith

Longfellow’s Seaside Memories and the Whimsy of Youth

Longfellow, born in Maine and known for Paul Revere's Ride, looked back on his Portland boyhood in "My Lost Youth," with its refrain: "A boy's will is the wind's will."

Aug 21, 2026

Faith

Theodore Roosevelt's Timeless Lesson on Courage in "Iron Times"

Nine days after Roosevelt praised the last Union veterans as "iron men" on September 5, 1901, President McKinley was shot, and Roosevelt was suddenly called to live those words.

Aug 20, 2026

Politics

Socialism, Corruption, and the Decline of Democrat Party Integrity

Today's party bears little resemblance to Truman, JFK, or Carter, embracing an agenda that would gut the Electoral College, nationalize companies, and defund the police.

Aug 19, 2026

Politics

Watch Your Six: How Socialism Is Quietly Advancing in America

The Democratic Socialists of America back candidates in Maine, Minnesota, New York and California who want government to own energy, transportation, housing and heavy industry.

Aug 18, 2026

Politics

How Socialism Erodes Liberty When Common Sense Is Forgotten

A logging truck once wedged itself under a 14-foot-6 Maine bridge and would not budge; the writer argues the country is stuck the same way, on socialism.

Aug 17, 2026

Faith

Carpe Diem: What Robert Frost Really Meant About Seizing the Day

Robert Frost's poem "Carpe Diem" argues the opposite of its title, that we live less in the present than in the past, where happiness is finally understood.

Aug 14, 2026

Faith

Marcus Aurelius and the Lost Art of Staying Composed

Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius wrote his 12-volume "Meditations" as private reminders, not a book to publish, and his rule holds: happiness depends on the quality of your thoughts.

Aug 13, 2026

Faith

Sonny’s Smile: Lessons in Good Cheer from a Maine Logger

A Maine logger who ran a sawmill by day and led a Cub Scout troop by night taught a generation of boys knots, fires, first aid, and common sense.

Aug 12, 2026

Politics

Needle Giveaways: Do They Really Reduce Disease and Addiction?

Vancouver's needle-exchange study found frequent attendees were more likely to test positive for HIV, and Switzerland saw wider addiction, more deaths, and needle pricks in parks.

Aug 11, 2026

Faith

Theodore Roosevelt's Enduring Lesson: America Is No Accident

In an August 1901 speech, Theodore Roosevelt warned that lip-loyalty counts for little, and that the only homage that matters is deeds, not words.

Aug 10, 2026