I'm always surprised by the number of fundraising appeals I get. It's not unusual at all to get fundraising appeals from Senate candidates who aren't even running in the current cycle. It's always struck me as useful to know what races are … [Read more...]

If you think Muslims aren't condemning ISIS, it's not because Muslims aren't condemning ISIS. It's because you're not listening to Muslims. -Hend Amry A few points to remember about the ISIS attacks in Paris: The vast majority of … [Read more...]

In a recent poll, Americans were asked whether they thought the deficit had decreased or increased since Obama took office in 2009. 54% of Americans thought in increased  and a mere 19% thought it decreased. Even a plurality of Democrats … [Read more...]

In the fifth district, I've received a number of rather odd mailings from a certain Dr. Sheldon Schwartz who is running in the Democratic primary against Katherine Clark. The most recent one reads as follows: DR. SHELDON SCHWARTZ WILL TAKE … [Read more...]

Rob Eno, RedMassGroup: Some of you may have seen the story about Spokane County in Washington banning phosphates in dishwasher detergent.  The Associated Press via Yahoo had the story. Supposedly the new phosphate free dish detergent … [Read more...]

This post poses more of a query than provides a point of view or information. The political director of Martha Coakley's campaign is Tim Foley, a political director of SIEU 1199. I believe that Doug Rubin is her strategist. Steve … [Read more...]

The most recent polling of the governor's race was done by the Boston Globe. Several things are notable: Elizabeth Warren (55/39 +16) and Deval Patrick (54/41 +13) are our second and third most favorably viewed office holders, but … [Read more...]

As of August of last year, President Obama had taken 92 vacation days. This comes to about four weeks a year. Four or five weeks of vacation per year is not an outlandish amount of vacation for a chief executive. At a similar point in … [Read more...]

A New York Times Editorial  points us to the World Health Organization's recent report on the resistance bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungi are developing to the drugs we've developed to control them. The long-term danger is that some … [Read more...]

Maggie Gallagher is the former President of the National Organization and one of the leading figures opposing marriage equality. She has come to realize her side has lost. In an interview with Lila Shapiro of Huffington Post, she concedes … [Read more...]