In a baffling and outrageous case, British musicologist Nalini Ghuman has been barred from the United States for more than a year for as yet unexplained reasons.Ghuman, who is an Assistant Professor at Mills College in Oakland, … [Read more...]
A Fun History Pop Quiz!
The following passage comes from a recent work of history - and it quotes another historian.Ambition that ground its heel into every obstacle, restlessness that often defied common sense; selfishness that ate like a cancer into his … [Read more...]
Governor Patrick, Please Oppose Casino Gambling
Another immediate cost of casino gambling is the potential growth of gambling addiction. If it is true, as Rep. Dan Bosley wrote in May, that most casino customers come from within a 50 mile radius, then casinos in Middleborough and … [Read more...]
George W. Bush and his Iraq Supplemental Funding
The fact that the Iraq War has been largely funding through supplemental appropriations has drawn criticism from groups like The Concord Coalition, and from figures like Sen. John McCain (R - Arizona). Last October, the Coalition noted that … [Read more...]
Firefighters Endorse Dodd for President
Dodd, who is the senior Senator from Connecticut, has been in the Senate since 1981. He went to the Senate after three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. He is a graduate of Providence College and the University of Louisville … [Read more...]
Massachusetts Community Preservation Act: A New Study
Funds raised under CPA have often been used to leverage borrowing to acquire open space, promote historic preservation, or create affordable housing. For example, a community that raises $100,000 in Community Preservation Act funds annually … [Read more...]
Walking through the Federal Budget Process
The budget process for federal fiscal 2008 began with the release of the President's budget in February. Congress then approved a budget resolution in May; this resolution is supposed to guide Congress as it considers the appropriations … [Read more...]
Prediction Markets and Massachusetts Politics – One New Market and One Very Active Market
There are currently 165 active traders in this market. Since I created the market in late May, there have been nearly 2,000 trades. By comparison, Blue Hampshire's market on the New Hampshire Democratic Presidential Primary, which has been … [Read more...]
JFK at 90
Crossposted at The Eisenthal Report.John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, would have been 90 years old today.The strength and dynamism of Kennedy's presence - and his promise - are evident more than four decades … [Read more...]
A New Inkling Market: The Massachusetts Fifth Congressional District
As the administrator of the Massachusetts Fifth market, I cannot participate, but I can report that even before I was able to report on the market, an Inkling "investor" had already bought stock in Rep. Barry Finegold (D - Andover), putting … [Read more...]