After the idiot in the White House made that comment about keeping people from $#!+hole countries out of the USA, I decided to look into my own heritage and see where I came from. On my father's side, it was well known that his parents … [Read more...]
Climate resiliency: One way or the other, this is going to be expensive.
As Massachusetts picks up after another storm that created "historic" coastal flooding, we have to reflect on what's in store. [No, we don't necessarily know that climate change "caused" any particular weather event; but let's not be … [Read more...]
Slaughter of the Innocents
Matthew, Chapter 2... 16 When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious, and he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had … [Read more...]
Understanding Turkey
For those interested in foreign policy - a very good essay explaining what is happening in Turkey today draws parallels with Pakistan's trajectory between 1978 and 1988, under military dictator Muhammad Zia ul-Haq. Whenever you try to … [Read more...]
The Cannabis Commission Forsakes Its Mission Statement
The Cannabis Control Commission promised in its mission statement "to encourage and enable full participation in the marijuana industry by people from communities that have previously been disproportionately harmed by marijuana … [Read more...]
Trump Goes to College: The 2020 electoral map!
Thanks to Gallup, we now have a state-by-state map of Trump's approval ratings for 2017. Sort of what you expect when you have a Republican president with an approval rating in the 30s. Take the 2018 results and adjust for the … [Read more...]
Baker’s MBTA derailed, battered by on-the-nose metaphors
[with apologies to the Onion] As we round into the election season, we get to appraise the success of Governor Baker's reforms at the MBTA. Are things better, three years after inheriting a weather-exacerbated crisis in early 2015? We … [Read more...]
Some site notes
Comment rating is back. It still doesn't quite work the way I want it to; and honestly I may prefer that people actually use their words rather than click a like- or hate-button. But there it is. We're still learning here -- trying for a … [Read more...]
Don’t Let Them Force Us To Focus On the Killer
The real Fourth Estate in this country is apparently going to be a bunch of brilliant high school kids. The actual press, meanwhile, will continue to focus on story instead of policy, just like the NRA and this White House wants … [Read more...]
From the BMG Inbox: State Senate Asks Feds to Disallow Oil and Gas Drilling off the New England Coast
February 22, 2018 For further information, contact: Senator Barrett's office: Hannah Walford, 617-722-1572 Hannah.Walford@masenate.gov Senator Tarr's office: Don Siriani, 978-761-0472; Donald.Siriani@masenate.gov Boston – In time to … [Read more...]
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