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Time to Scrap the 15% Rule

February 22, 2022 By jconway 24 Comments

Welcome back, James The 15% rule continues to keep valid candidates off the ballot. Danielle Allen is the latest casualty this cycle. We know Ben Downing cited the caucuses along with fundraising challenges in why he dropped off. We have … [Read more...]

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Disappointed in Toyota

July 26, 2021 By jconway 1 Comment

I’m from a Toyota family and love my 07’ Corolla. I was looking to replace it with a hybrid RAV4 or Corolla Cross down the road. Now I might reconsider after reading an expose on their back door lobbying to preserve Trump fuel standards and … [Read more...]

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Tell Beacon Hill to Advance Teacher Retirement

July 21, 2021 By jconway 2 Comments

Covid will wreak havoc on teacher staffing, this bill encourages a more predictable early retirement process while enabling districts that opt in to hire more new teachers and expand benefits to senior teachers. Call your state senators and … [Read more...]

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Geoff Diehl Running for Governor

July 6, 2021 By jconway 7 Comments

Geoff Diehl running for the GOP nomination to the right of Charlie Baker. While I think Baker is a strong candidate for re-election, I think he is a weak candidate for re-nomination, precisely because his brand of Never Trump moderation … [Read more...]

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Jefferson and Douglass: The Yin and Yang of July 4th

July 4, 2021 By jconway 2 Comments

Every Independence Day for many years, I would read the Declaration of Independence before going joining my family in the Salem Willows for the annual Horribles parade and Conway BBQ. Since Ferguson, I have coupled that with reading … [Read more...]

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Sen. Sonia Chang Diaz Running for Governor

July 1, 2021 By jconway Leave a Comment

I thought the video launch was the kind of inspirational stuff state politics has been sorely lacking since the early days of Deval combined with a focus on her nuts and bolts record delivering on bread and butter issues like housing, … [Read more...]

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Real “Center” is Economically Nationalist/Culturally Moderate

June 28, 2021 By jconway 19 Comments

I’ve been following the Liberal Patriot sub stack and appreciate its insights. It’s from the same people who wrote the Emerging Democratic Majority back in 2004.   The ideological movement of Democrats in recent years towards a … [Read more...]

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5 Key Takeaways from NYC Mayors Race

June 28, 2021 By jconway 8 Comments

Good analysis in the Times of the Adam’s win. My key takeaways:  RCV continues to favor moderate candidates where it’s been tried and empowers consensus candidates at the expense of extremists in either party  Defund the Police … [Read more...]

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Juneteenth Helps us Remember our Mistakes to Correct our Future

June 18, 2021 By jconway 3 Comments

A message I sent to my students about the significance of Juneteenth I have reposted here:   Happy Juneteenth! This new federal holiday commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. President Biden said that it is the … [Read more...]

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Danielle Allen Officially Running for Governor

June 16, 2021 By jconway 10 Comments

From WGBH: While Allen has never held elected office,she brings an impressive resume to the campaign. She directs Harvard’s Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, and has written extensively on both ancient political philosophy and … [Read more...]

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