Today's fallout from the White House's failed attempt to start and win a pissing match with the GOP (hey boys: next time, have a few drinks first; it'll give you more ammunition) captured this news cycle, but the real news will happen … [Read more...]

They say the definition of chutzpah is killing your parents and then begging for mercy because your an orphan. In a recent op-ed in the Worcester Telegram & Gazette, the anti-union Pioneer Institute aspires to chutzpah using Labor Day … [Read more...]

In The Wall Street Journal, David Wessel puts the number of unemployed in perspective: There are more unemployed people in the U.S. than there are people in the state of Illinois, the fifth largest state. In fact there, there are more … [Read more...]

Banks have a new image. Now you have 'a friend,' your friendly banker. If the banks are so friendly, how come they chain down the pens? -Alan King Don't blame me, the bumper sticker goes, I bank locally. Even better, I bank at a credit … [Read more...]

I never thought Standard & Poor's downgrading of the United State's bond rating was motivated by their diligence. I mean, why start now, you know? That Moody's (with reservations) and Fitch's have now kept our triple-A rating only … [Read more...]

I don't think anyone outside the mainstream media thinks it lacks an ideology. I'm not talking about the Left or Right pointing out a bias toward the opposition. I'm talking about the mainstream media's view of itself and its mission. Once … [Read more...]

An object in motion remains in motion. An object at rest remains at rest. As with objects, so go ideas. People don't like to change their minds, particularly when their whole way of thinking is challenged. That's pretty much the case with … [Read more...]

"...it’s a no-brainer" --Sen. Scott Brown Senator Scott Brown spent most of yesterday's visit to Amherst in the woods. He wasn't hiding exactly, though he seems to have made his way quickly to the top of Bare Mountain, a steep, if short … [Read more...]

"To say that S &P's analysts aren't the sharpest tools in the drawer is a massive understatement." --The Economics of Contempt By now, you've probably heard about Standard & Poor's botching the numbers on their budget … [Read more...]

Northampton's Daily Hampshire Gazette reports: Scott Brown, the commonwealth's junior senator, is scheduled to visit the New England Scenic Trail in Amherst next Wednesday [August 10?] as a part of a statewide jobs tour. "Job creation, … [Read more...]