Nicholas Kristof in today's NYT, titled "Liberal Blind Spot": In a column a few weeks ago, I offered “a confession of liberal intolerance,” criticizing my fellow progressives for promoting all kinds of diversity on campuses — except … [Read more...]

From the Daily Caller: Eighteen Democratic U.S. Senators and senators-elect sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid last week calling for a “delay in the implementation” of the medical device tax in Obamacare, the Wall Street … [Read more...]

Remember this? Massachusetts pollster goes on FOX to say to Bill O'Reilly: "In places like North Carolina, Virginia and Florida, we've already painted those red. We're not polling any of those states again." Wow, such a slam dunk that … [Read more...]

Wow, this is tight.  BMGers who've argued Mitt has no chance to be president -- well, he's got more than a chance.  He's at 41% on intrade. Notwithstanding David's citing of the 48-40 debate scoring, there was a pretty scary stat in that … [Read more...]

Why have deadlocked polls tilted towards Elizabeth Warren? Hard to know.  Many moving parts.  But a defining aspect has been: a. Heavy ad buy seems to coincide with down-tick in Brown numbers. b. Without Superpac money to buy … [Read more...]

I know this is the year where every GOP candidate gets a turn.  Bachman, Perry, Cain, Paul, Gingrich. But Santorum? The national picture: A new Pew Research Center poll found Santorum and Romney neck-and-neck, with Santorum winning … [Read more...]

Basically there are two charter narratives, a pro and a con.  Back then I wrote: But the tenor of the con has changed, IMO.  Used to have more of a wonkish "my study is randomized and yours isn't type of flavor. More recently, … [Read more...]

1. David.  EB3 isn't around.  I have a question about DA Dan Conley.  So it's you.   Did you see the video of the cop punching a kid during an arrest?   The Globe reported today "Conley tapped First Assistant … [Read more...]

From the Globe: It was Geoffrey's fascination with street style that ultimately led to his murder. [Monica Douglas] says her son had borrowed the large gold necklace he was wearing, against her wishes, from a family friend the previous … [Read more...]