My old friend Amicus seems to think that solving the financial bind in our state can be done without breaking a sweat, if we are creative. In fact, the one state that adopted the Progressive Party Platform on banking has a 1.2 billion … [Read more...]
Archives for July 14, 2009
The Myth of Charlie Baker
Living in Swampscott all my life, including the period in which Charlie Baker moved into town and started (though quickly stopped) being involved in town politics, I've grown to know a little bit about Charlie Baker, both the myth and the … [Read more...]
Are Political Views Relevant to Political Appointments to Town Boards?
Gender and sexual orientation issues are at the heart of many current public policy battles affecting the family in the United States and throughout the world. Sexual orientation is the current term used to refer to homosexual, bisexual, … [Read more...]
Zoo-merang!
I have to wonder if the folks running the zoos even expected this much attention. I half suspect they put out their press release expecting it would have as much impact as other agencies' cries for budgetary mercy -- i.e. not … [Read more...]
Your News Industry at work
Here's Newsweek, giving us the unvarnished truth, you bet: via … [Read more...]
Time to Think Differently on Global Warming?
What if Greenpeace, Dr. James Hansen, and StepItUp, among others, were wrong. Not about ends. Let's agree that global warming is a problem that needs to be stopped. But about means. The main message I hear from all of these groups is: No. … [Read more...]
I don’t get our governor
It's not about civil rights. He's all over that map. It's not about the rule of law or court settlements. It's not about getting people out of large institutions, since the child and adolescent funding is designed to keep them at home as … [Read more...]