Archives for 2014

I happened to be reading this 1910 speech by Teddy Roosevelt today and thought his views on special interests and money and corporations in politics might strike a chord. [O]ur government, national and state, must be freed from the … [Read more...]

Borowitz: Warren’s Display of Backbone Threatens Career as Democrat WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—What some insiders are calling a “rash display of backbone” last week could endanger Senator Elizabeth Warren’s career as a Democrat, … [Read more...]

Maintenance on the site has been completed, we think (we hope) successfully.  We had to change some settings, and these changes sometimes take a few hours to be fully implemented.  But there's a simple test for whether you can resume … [Read more...]

Teaching Orwell's 1984 always affords me with the opportunity to discuss politics and economics with my Honors 11 students. I don't share my political beliefs, but I actively push them not only to share their own but to identify the … [Read more...]

Everyone is in a dither now that we have a good idea who hacked into Sony. The neoconservatives are again beating the war drums, but neglect a few important facts.  Namely we do the same to the North Koreans.  It just so happens there is … [Read more...]

In case you missed it ... this was pretty sweet: "Ya done good, Deval." Yeah, pretty much. (Watch the Gov blush.) … [Read more...]

To be clear, this is only an idea and has not been formally proposed by anyone.  Still.... One of the options that the movers and shakers behind Boston 2024 have explored is their very own game run by the Lottery, which typically funnels … [Read more...]

From HuffPollster: Clinton leads among Democrats - Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is the overwhelming favorite in the Democratic side, with just over 60 percent support when Democrats are prompted for their choice on the … [Read more...]