This is the biggest story in diplomacy since President Nixon came back from China. Our longtime policy of isolating the Castro regime has failed, not only to depose that regime, but to turn the Cuban people towards the United States. It has … [Read more...]
Archives for December 17, 2014
Where’s the Outreach?
Looks like the Democrats are in the midst of a subcommittee restructuring. I took a look at the possibilities of joining an Outreach Group: Affirmative Action and Outreach, GLBT Outreach, Senior Outreach, Women Outreach, Disability … [Read more...]
Heads up! BRA wants to extend its ability to exercise eminent domain for pretty much any reason
Fascinating story in the Globe today: [Mayor Marty Walsh's] administration is seeking state approval to extend 15 of the city’s 18 urban renewal districts for another decade, allowing the BRA [Boston Redevelopment Authority] to use eminent … [Read more...]
Housing needs a market solution
In an otherwise highly laudatory column about Governor Deval Patrick’s economic record in the Globe, Shirley Leung gets this quote from Michael Widmer: “[Recent governors] all have made efforts trying to remove some regulatory barriers,” … [Read more...]