I think the last thing Donald Trump ever expected was to be the Republican nominee. The president? No way. He's a promoter, a salesman, a carnival barker, a brand manger. Why did Pat Paulsen run for president in 1968? The same reason … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2016
Senate Charter School Bill May Close More Charters Than It Opens
Disclaimer: I'm not an expert in education policy. I did take a quick look through the bill, and came to a startling conclusion that I want to get your input on. The Senate's Charter School bill states that if a Charter has a worse … [Read more...]
Snarky Post: Filming of “Patriots’ Day” has begun, with Quincy as the stand-in for Watertown.
Mark Wahlberg in Quincy wearing the uniform of a Boston Police Sargent. Despite the attempt of some so called "high powered VIP" to voice opposition to the film, "Patriots' Day" has begun filming this week in Quincy. The Boston Globe … [Read more...]
Maura Healey speaks up for civil rights for all
Good for her. Email from Mimi Lemay, mother of a transgender child, sent to the AG's list of supporters on her stationery: There’s a bill in Massachusetts that would fix this situation. Similar legislation has passed in 18 other states … [Read more...]
The Supreme Court looked deadlocked in the Obamacare/birth control case. You won’t believe what happened next.
As you may know, last week the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Zubik v. Burwell, a case in which religious nonprofits claim that the opt-out procedure set up by the Obama administration (which involves filling out a form and sending it … [Read more...]
Thomas Frank explains inequality in MA: hard hearts
In "Why Have Democrats Failed in the State Where They’re Most Likely to Succeed? Massachusetts should be a model state for liberal public policy, but instead it is one of the country’s most unequal" for The Nation, adapted from his new … [Read more...]
Joke Revue: leland4anything
Twitter user leland4anything: The Library of America releases its latest tome. Hat tip to The Way of Improvement Leads Home and Randall Stephens. Also, be sure to visit the Smithsonian Institution's website for its image of Trump from … [Read more...]
Boaty McBoatFace – Haters gonna hate!
On Wait Wait, Don't Tell Me this weekend, they identified this story about a proposed $287 million polar research ship and which the British Government decided unwisely, to let the internet choose the name for this new research ship. … [Read more...]
The GE is going to get their Boston HQ rent free.
Fort Point and the "Innovation District" is one of the hottest property markets in the world. There is no end to the number of firms that would like to locate there. So, of course, the GE is going to be there at the giant cost of... rent … [Read more...]
What Drives Us Crazy about Chad Gifford and Bank of America
Globe business columnist Shirley Leung, on whom we can always rely to be highly attuned to the sensitivities of corporate executives, recently shared with us what drives retiring Bank of America board member Chad Gifford crazy -- "big-bank … [Read more...]
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