March 2026

Each spring brings us delicious new, young vegetables: peas, asparagus, onions, and radishes. Radishes are the pink darlings of early spring. Cherry red, fuchsia, magenta, hot pink, carmine, crimson, scarlet, carnelian, vermilion, coral, cardinal, cerise – I could go through my piles of art supply catalogues picking out the names Read more

Photo by Jeff McGuiness “Bear Me Into Freedom: The Talbot County of Frederick Douglass,” the new special exhibition at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, takes its title from a book of the same name by St. Michaels historian Jeff McGuiness. His mural-sized black-and-white photographs adorn and inform visitors on the Read more

This column follows from my Justice and Redemption column of March 13, 2026, in which I described ‘lawful but awful’ acts such as sexist remarks. Since these were cases of protected free speech, I wondered if processes outside the legal system could hold wrongdoers to account. This column explores this Read more

We are reminded statistically. Thirty-nine trillion dollars in debt. Interest rates on debt 7.2% higher in 2026. Our government paid out $425 billion in 2025 to service the debt—debt service costs more than defense. In 1970, just 5% of our national debt was owned by foreign governments and investors; today, Read more

For one night, the Waterfowl Building in Easton was transformed. What is typically a large, open event hall became a vibrant, temporary gallery—walls filled with student artwork, light pouring in through tall windows, and the scent of fresh popcorn drifting through the air. More than 1,000 people attended the opening Read more

Due to technical difficulties, From and Fuller will not be available in video format this week. The Spy apologizes for the inconvenience. Dave Wheelan: Al, I’d like to start with you. Over the last couple of days, Americans have been standing in line at major airports because TSA workers have Read more