I stumbled across a website called The Political Compass which attempts to take classification of political views beyond just "left" and "right." It offers a quiz placing respondents on a political quadrant from left to right in one … [Read more...]
Archives for August 20, 2007
Update on Brian Jones [The public defender arrested for refusing to go to trial unprepared]
Here is my promised update. Attorney Brian Jones was released after five hours. His action was lauded by other Public Defenders in Ohio, as Ohio's Supreme Court has held that representing a defendant when an attorney is … [Read more...]
Putting the Blue in Blue Mass Group
I know I'm asking for trouble by raising this question, but I'm going to ask it anyway.Although I am lifelong resident of Massachusetts, I came to Blue Mass Group through the back door, a link on Blue Hampshire (www.bluehampshire.com), so I … [Read more...]
Greetings from Mark Ciommo
Hello,My name is Mark Ciommo and I am running for the open Allston-Brighton District 9 seat on the Boston City Council. I wanted to take this opportunity to introduce myself and to also ask for your support in this upcoming election.I was … [Read more...]
No werewolves in Iraq
An excellent piece today on the History News Network by Perry Biddiscombe, who teaches history at the University of Victoria and is the author of The Last Nazis: SS Werewolf Guerrilla Resistance in Europe 1944-1947 and Werwolf!: The History … [Read more...]
VT shows us how to regulate; gives MA some luv
Over the objections of their GOP governor, Vermont state regulators have approved a wind farm to be developed by a company from Newton (nice!).It's this quote that interests me:"They very carefully and transparently sketched out a map as to … [Read more...]
HELLO, Big Dig Culture!
Here's your legislature's idea of the "public interest": Taking special interest cash to finance an awesome party!State House lobbyists, their well-heeled clients, and corporations with financial interests on Beacon Hill donated more than … [Read more...]