Good summary from Eric Levitz of NY mag of all the extra stuff the ARP does that did not get as much press as the stimulus checks, which are ultimately only a small part of it. An even more succinct summary from Brian Dees on … [Read more...]

Praise for family allowances from Christopher Buskirk, a conservative in The NY Times:   The formula is simple or at least ought to be: Americans should be able to support a family of four, own a home and send their kids to school … [Read more...]

The home district of Suffolk Downs has seen another photo finish. It was a nail biter until the end in the race to succeed Bob DeLeo in the 19th Suffolk Special Democratic primary. By a mere 300 votes, self described “Kennedy/Reagan … [Read more...]

For further reading I recommend this Ezra Klein interview with Adam Jentleson the author of Kill Switch  A lot of my left wing friends have been skeptical about Biden from day 1, but between his cabinet picks, executive orders, and … [Read more...]

Excerpted from Jon Meachem’s review of Henry Louis Gates’ “The Black Church” “Never confuse position with power,” the Rev. Otis Moss III, a Chicago pastor born in 1970, says in Gates’s epigraph. “Pharaoh had a position, but Moses had the … [Read more...]

To the seven Republicans who put country, honor, and the judgment of history before partisanship and electoral calculations: I salute you. To the others, a warning from the founder of conservatism: “Your representative owes you, not his … [Read more...]

I’ve learned a lot talking politics and friendly sparring with everyone here. I’m 15 years older than when I started writing her as a teenager and have come to learn from the wisdom of others here I once fiercely disagreed with. Pablo was … [Read more...]