Time is short this morning, so just a couple of quick observations from today's Globe's "Capital" section: The section includes a "roundup" of chit-chat from various observers about the People's Pledge, including quotes from Globe … [Read more...]

The US Supreme Court issued two hot-button, long-awaited rulings today.  The result in both cases was unanimous, but in both cases there was a sharp divide on the Court as to the reasoning, and as to how far the Court should go. The … [Read more...]

This might indeed be how it's going to go from now through November: every day or two, a couple of new stories to talk about on the casino issue.  Today's developments: Globe op-ed columnist Joan Vennochi has seemed skeptical about the … [Read more...]

First, let me thank everyone for their kind words about my work on the effort to get the casino repeal question on the ballot.  I was pleased to be part of a superb legal team, and of course I'm very pleased that the Supreme Judicial Court … [Read more...]

The brouhaha-du-jour in the media world is the decision by the "Standing Committee of Correspondents" of the U.S. Senate Press Gallery to deny congressional press credentials to SCOTUSblog, the source of the best available coverage of the … [Read more...]

After I posted my rebuttal to Globe columnist Joanna Weiss's column about the People's Pledge, a Twitter debate ensued which, as usual, raised more questions than it answered.  Because it's difficult to engage in thoughtful debate in … [Read more...]

Three of our favorite topics are in the news again this morning!  Perfect blog fodder for a beautiful Sunday. On casinos, this long article in the Globe is a must-read.  Here's a short excerpt that gives you some of the … [Read more...]

Miraculously, the Globe has agreed to publish a column opposing the idea of Boston hosting the 2024 Olympics.  (It wasn't front-page above-the-fold like Shirley Leung's pro-Olympics column yesterday, but we'll take it).  It's authored by … [Read more...]

Remember this story?  It's been kicking around for as long as this blog has been in existence (which is coming up on 10 years).  Some of my very first posts were about how it strikes me as a bad idea for Boston University to locate a … [Read more...]

Today's "Capital," the Boston Globe's new weekly politics section, is devoted largely to casinos.  There's lots of good reading in it, including some results from the Globe's weekly poll showing that a bare majority (52%) of MA voters favor … [Read more...]