Just how much trouble is the Romney/Ryan ticket actually in? This much: Though Ryan had already decided to distance himself from the floundering Romney campaign, he now feels totally uninhibited. Reportedly, he has been marching around his … [Read more...]

Retired Ambassador Chas W. Freeman Jr. offers a trenchant analysis of foreign policy past, present and future. Since 9/11, Americans have chosen to stake our domestic tranquility on our ability – under our commander-in-chief – to rule the … [Read more...]

Since BMG now has at least one avowed Birther, I offer as a counter this British take on Romney and his place in the Republican dog-whistle tradition: Top five racist Republican dog-whistles But one of his "gaffes" has a decidedly darker … [Read more...]

Author John Scalzi explains the secret of his success. It's worth reading. A Self-Made Man Looks At How He Made It I am financially successful now; I pay a lot of taxes. I don’t mind because I know how taxes helped me to get to the … [Read more...]

Ex-Westford politician can no longer vote in town Former Selectman and past Republican Town Committee Chairman Angel Connell can no longer vote in Westford after the Board of Registrars unanimously voted Tuesday to remove him from the … [Read more...]

Marlborough City Council candidate pleads not guilty in voter fraud case; allegedly submitted absentee voter application for dead man  A former candidate for Marlborough City Council was arraigned today on voter fraud charges for allegedly … [Read more...]

The smarmy little twit attempted to vote in the NH primary using the names of  dead men. He mostly failed at that, too. James O'Keefe Voter Fraud Sting Video Could Draw Legal Backlash, Experts Say Conservative filmmaker James O'Keefe … [Read more...]

Matt Taibbi comes through again, explaining in no uncertain terms why this year's Presidential race lacks interest: The reason 2012 feels so empty now is that voters on both sides of the aisle are not just tired of this state of affairs, … [Read more...]

Or why she's not the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: The Woman Who Knew Too Much Perhaps the most widely watched hearing is the one that took place in September 2009. A video of part of that hearing can still be found on … [Read more...]

Congress has a couple of very bad bills up for consideration. They could completely ruin the Internet as we know it. The Senate’s PROTECT IP Act and the Stop Online Piracy Act in the House are supposed to address copyright infringement and … [Read more...]