All right, so I'm not a woman. But I do have a wife and three daughters. That's three daughters, not eight. In an earlier time, I'd have more kids than I want. My wife would have had little control over her body. (Boys will be boys). It … [Read more...]

“It opens the door to outright discrimination. It would let insurance companies and corporations cut off pregnant women, overweight guys, older Americans, or anyone — because some executive claims it’s part of his moral code. Maybe that … [Read more...]

The Massachusetts 2012 Senate race is shaping up to be an expensive contest, and although I think money is corrupting our political system, it plays a huge factor in our elections. Fortunately, Open Secrets (a project of the Center for … [Read more...]

"When a religious organization chooses to hire nonbelievers, it must, at least to some degree, be prepared to accept neutral regulations imposed to protect those employees' legitimate interests in doing what their own beliefs … [Read more...]

“Every method that human ingenuity can conceive of is being used to undermine, dilute and circumvent the rights of minority voters to enjoy the franchise.” Whitney Houston dies. Fox News posts the story and a torrent of racist … [Read more...]

“Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties.” --Abraham Lincoln Last week, two Teachers of the Year, a nationally known education consultant, the president of … [Read more...]

By now, most people have heard about the lawsuit questioning the constitutionality of Stand for Children's ballot initiative "An Act to Promote Excellence in the Public Schools." One part of the lawsuit challenges the Attorney General's … [Read more...]

“He was warned that Mike McLaughlin was dangerous." --Anonymous Official The motor vehicle accident was the mustard and onions for this Coney Island Dog. I know a lot of people here testify to Lieutenant Governor Tim Murray's good … [Read more...]

.. I worry we're going to trivialize our institutions, make people more cynical, raise an entire generation that's even more cynical than they are now... --Chuck Todd Remember when Dorothy's indomitable Cairn terrier pulls back the … [Read more...]

“Since the day the lieutenant governor crashed, we have investigated 16 fatal crashes on state roads--two of them double fatalities. But it is the lieutenant governor’s crash that so dominates the public discourse. Something’s wrong about … [Read more...]