Apparently there's a new candidate for governor called "Marcia Coakley." She's taken some not-especially daring positions on taxation and austerity. I believe it's likely that she's a false-flag candidate put up by the Waltham Grand Old … [Read more...]

I just want to congratulate all BMG members for successfully ignoring a certain troll-generated post about pipelines. This is the best response to such things, and I hope it is a harbinger of future shunning.   Hope I'm not … [Read more...]

Why I’m calling on all university faculty to refuse to write letters of recommendation to TFA I keep pointing to the fact that veteran teachers are often unionized because if it’s not obvious yet–the more TFA has become aligned with the … [Read more...]

The wait times are getting longer, and it seems that the place has changed its name to applicationerror.com, because that's what I get more than half the time after the long wait. When I went to write this post, I could not put any text … [Read more...]

Slow loading has returned - with a vengeance. Load times for me are even longer than the last time this was talked about. I am often logged out when I did not request that. Many times, when I try to log in, I get an Application Error … [Read more...]

Fact Check: Gomez Claim On Markey’s Effectiveness Doesn’t Hold Up Republican U.S. Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez made headlines Monday for attacking his opponent, Democratic U.S Rep. Edward Markey, on national security. But he also … [Read more...]

Matthew James returns to his native Kansas, and laments the Conservatives' veer into unreality. Where I Left Conservatives I want my conservatism with at least a side of compassion. As a red state native, I know the answer to that. … [Read more...]

Australia's ban on assault weapons has been mentioned several times here. In this NYT essay, former Australian Prime Minister John Howard describes how he and his conservative National Party responded to a horrific massacre by banning … [Read more...]

I hope that this will temper some of the trash-talking aimed at teachers. Mass. garners high marks on key international exam Massachusetts eighth-graders outperformed most countries on a highly regarded international math and science … [Read more...]

Here is a long essay by Jason Schwartz from Boston Magazine that lays out in detail just why Massachusetts does not like Mitt Romney. Excerpts: As governor, Romney showed Massachusetts that—pragmatic to the core—he was willing to say … [Read more...]