BMG chats with Charlie Pierce If you pay attention to Boston media, you've almost certainly run across Charlie Pierce. He's a staff writer for the Globe Magazine, and he's a regular on NPR's "Only a Game" and "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell … [Read more...]
Menino introduces iPhone app
Election year stunt? Maybe. Still, this is a great idea -- exactly the kind of innovation that City Hall needs. City officials will soon debut Boston's first official iPhone application, which will allow residents to snap … [Read more...]
Did you see one of the greatest tennis matches in history today?
Today's Wimbledon final was astounding. Five sets, of course (they play best three out of five), and the final set (and thus the match) was won by Switzerland's Roger Federer, who prevailed by the epic score of 16-14 -- the longest … [Read more...]
Palin resigns. Seriously.
Sarah Palin has announced that she is resigning as the Governor of Alaska. She didn't say why she decided to step down, but the surprise announcement stirred speculation that she would focus on a bid for the 2012 Republican nomination for … [Read more...]
Worst fundraising idea ever by a news organization mercifully bites the dust
It's astonishing that this was ever under serious consideration. The [Washington] Post decided Thursday to cancel plans to charge lobbyists and trade groups $25,000 or more to sponsor private, off-the-record dinner parties at the home of … [Read more...]
Doug Rubin stepping down as Gov’s chief of staff; Arthur Bernard taking over
This just in (email, no link): Governor Deval L. Patrick announced today that Arthur Bernard -- currently a Senior Advisor to the Governor -- has been appointed Chief of Staff in the Governor's office. Bernard will replace Doug Rubin … [Read more...]
More on campaign finance and corporate people
Some on this site would, I assume, say that the answer is yes, of course that's right. I'm not a strong supporter of commercial speech rights.... But I hold that view whether the speaker is a natural person or a juridical person such … [Read more...]
Obama update: DADT and signing statements
A couple of Obama items to report, both via the quite conservative but nonetheless well-informed and insightful blawgers at Volokh. First, President Obama made some promising comments at the White House reception honoring Pride Month … [Read more...]
The coming revolution in campaign finance regulation
As I noted earlier, there was very big news at the Supreme Court today -- and it wasn't the Ricci case. The biggest news was the non-decision in Citizens United v. FEC, in which the Court ordered reargument and briefing on whether two … [Read more...]
Supreme Court ends its term (sort of), reversing Sotomayor in the Ricci case
As JohnD has already noted, the Supreme Court today reversed the Second Circuit decision (in which SCOTUS nominee Sonia Sotomayor joined) that had upheld the city of New Haven's decision to throw out a test that appeared to favor white … [Read more...]
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