I've been saying for weeks that I think it's gonna be Tim Kaine. (Though I've been hearing rumblings in the last few days about Tom Vilsack.) Both are boring, centrist white guys. But Kaine would be a huge, huge mistake, further … [Read more...]
Archives for July 21, 2016
Patronage Over Policy: Why Proposed Project is Bad News for the Waterfront
By Deanna Moran Well-connected developers routinely ask regulators to bend and break the rules to maximize building square footage and project profit. The Cronin Group, a well-known Boston-based developer proposing a new mixed-use … [Read more...]
Field Notes from the State Budget: Gov Targets the Disabled
Pop quiz. Which are there more of in the United States: (1) stamp collectors, or (2) families receiving cash welfare? If you answered stamp collectors, you win - congratulations! This datum -- that stamp collectors now outnumber … [Read more...]
Ted Cruz Proves that He Should Have Been the GOP Nominee
I don't want to overstate what Ted Cruz did last night. There's a nagging little voice that says "This was all planned." But there's a louder voice that says something incredible happened. Whatever the case, Cruz has just given the … [Read more...]
The only question Hillary Clinton needs to ask to win this election
How does pulling out of NATO and raising consumer prices by 55% make America great again? The Brexit vote ranked the British economy and is estimated to lose thousands of British jobs as it is implemented. Remain never made this basic … [Read more...]