Good job, President Obama. NYT Op-Ed: I will not campaign for, vote for or support any candidate, even in my own party, who does not support common-sense gun reform. And if the 90 percent of Americans who do support common-sense … [Read more...]

Good job, President Obama. The NRA is a paper tiger with five million fanatical members in a country of 319 million: let them stand with the terrorists, violent criminals, and no-hope GOP bottom feeders. Gun ownership nationwide has … [Read more...]

Gabrielle Gurley reports in the ever-excellent Commonwealth Magazine's Daily Download newsletter that the state is about to pile on more debt to finance MBTA projects: Massachusetts is about to hit its debt ceiling, which will set off a … [Read more...]

Borowitz: Study: Scalia Better Off in “Less Advanced” Court WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—A new study conducted by legal scholars indicates that Justice Antonin Scalia would fare better if he served as a judge at a court that was … [Read more...]

Globe columnist Jeff Jacoby, who rarely disappoints those entertained by public displays of ignorance and disjointed thinking, offered a classic example of his talents today in a piece evidently cobbled together from the current obsessions … [Read more...]

Massachusetts voters will soon have a bright-line moment to assess the quality of their sworn representatives. On one side: anti-terrorism legislators who want to reduce the chance of a San Bernardino-style terrorist attack in the … [Read more...]

An excellent article by Adrian Walker in Monday's Globe "It’s time to banish the racist legacy of Tom Yawkey" argues Boston should change the names of the Yawkey Way alley outside Fenway Park, and the nearby Yawkey T station, because the … [Read more...]

A strong speech by Obama touched on many important points -- ideology, war, and communications, among others -- but these two paragraphs redefined gun safety, which up until now has been largely considered a matter of domestic politics, … [Read more...]

Borowitz: Fiorina: I Will Not Be Bullied Into Telling Truth NEW YORK (The Borowitz Report)—Calling criticism of her misrepresentations about Planned Parenthood “typical left-wing tactics,” the Presidential candidate Carly Fiorina … [Read more...]

This is idiotic on the merits, and promising for the Democratic campaign for the White House in a country that supports background checks for gun purchases by over 80 percent and opposes letting suspected terrorists buy guns by, what, 100%? … [Read more...]