It was almost physically painful to read the absurd anti-tax screed by Meredith Warren, attacking the proposed Fair Share Amendment that would increase the state income tax rate on high income earners, that appeared on yesterday's Globe's … [Read more...]

This quote, at the very end of today's Globe story reporting the confused state in which Washington policy types find themselves as they try to figure out what Donald Trump would actually do as president, to me says a lot about our current … [Read more...]

From jkw, a Sanders supporter.  Discuss. The system is somewhat rigged, but not enough to change the result Clinton is winning the Democratic primary for a very simple reason: Sanders did not appeal to minorities. I like Sanders and … [Read more...]

Today's Globe has a hilarious and pathetic op-ed from Eric Fehrnstrom, consultant to several losing candidates from Massachusetts (notably for present purposes, Scott Brown in 2012).  Fehrnstrom, who revels in concern-trolling, thinks that … [Read more...]

Charlie Baker had a rough night last night.  He was giving a speech at an event billed as "the 10th Annual Boston Spirit LGBT Executive Networking Night," and he found himself unprepared for, and unable to handle, the attendees' displeasure … [Read more...]

One of the most influential non-politicians in Massachusetts political life passed away yesterday.  I can't say that I agreed with her often.  But nobody can doubt her commitment to her cause, or her effectiveness.  Condolences to her … [Read more...]

It's just a fact of political life: any candidate for president, however disciplined, will at some point say something really stupid at what seems like an impossibly bad time.  It's the nature of the beast: the spotlight that shines on … [Read more...]

As you may know, last week the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Zubik v. Burwell, a case in which religious nonprofits claim that the opt-out procedure set up by the Obama administration (which involves filling out a form and sending it … [Read more...]

UPDATE:  The Globe has now substantially revised its story and has removed the egregious errors noted below (although the Globe doesn't note a correction or otherwise indicate that the article has changed).  Thank goodness someone over … [Read more...]

In a brief, unsigned per curiam opinion released today (PDF), the US Supreme Court basically told the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) that it got the 2nd Amendment analysis completely wrong in the course of upholding the … [Read more...]