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#GOPdebate: Fox News won

August 7, 2015 By David

The biggest, most surprising news out of last night's debate is that the moderators did really well. Megyn Kelly, Bret Baier, and Chris Wallace were prepared, tough, adept at managing a big crowd on stage, and only occasionally succumbed to … [Read more...]

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BMG invades the Beltway

August 1, 2015 By David

Stated otherwise, I'm pleased to say that today's Washington Post features an op-ed I submitted.  The overall argument is that Justice Scalia's unfortunate habit of launching personal attacks against his colleagues is bad for the Supreme … [Read more...]

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The death of Boston 2024: Shirley Leung gets it right, and wrong

July 28, 2015 By David

There's an enormous amount of commentary regarding the decision to withdraw Boston's bid to host the 2024 Olympics.  I'll leave it to you, diligent reader, to dig out your favorite bits and post them here as the day wears on. I'm going … [Read more...]

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Technical difficulties [updated]

July 26, 2015 By David

BMG is loading very slowly, if at all, as you have probably noticed.  We're trying to get to the bottom of it.  We apologize for the inconvenience, and we appreciate your patience. UPDATE: I'm now finding that the site is loading more … [Read more...]

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An ultimatum? Really, USOC?

July 24, 2015 By David

AP: A person familiar with the bid says the U.S. Olympic Committee has given Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker until the end of the day Friday to declare whether he supports the movement to bring the 2024 Olympics to Boston. If true (and … [Read more...]

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“Immutable”

July 2, 2015 By David

As I've just explained, I'm not a huge fan of Justice Kennedy's opinion in Obergefell, even though I like the result.  However, there is one very good, very important thing in the opinion that I haven't seen mentioned much, and which is … [Read more...]

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The result in the Supreme Court’s marriage case was absolutely right. But the opinion was a mess.

July 2, 2015 By David

I was delighted to see the Supreme Court of the United States catch up with the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, and hold last week in Obergefell v. Hodges that same-sex couples must be allowed to marry on the same terms as … [Read more...]

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Breaking: Senate wins constitutional tiff with the House over the meaning of “money bill”

June 15, 2015 By David

The legal issue that the Supreme Judicial Court resolved today (PDF) is one that only a state constitutional law geek could love.  But the upshot is quite substantial, and it gives the Senate the advantage in ongoing budget negotiations … [Read more...]

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Revenge of the hacks: they can park there, but you can’t

June 15, 2015 By David

In a story that probably surprised almost nobody, the Globe reports that Boston City Councillors are able to get parking tickets fixed if they promise that they were on "official business" while they parked in that loading zone, or in that … [Read more...]

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… and no, TIF bonds are not magical free money

May 29, 2015 By David

As you no doubt have heard by now, Boston 2024's proposal to use a financing device known as "tax increment financing" or TIF bonds to help build an Olympic stadium has generated a good deal of controversy.  For the most part, the … [Read more...]

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