The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. --Gandhi Opining on the state of the Republican Party and its presidential primary frontrunner, the inimitable Charlie Pierce writes He. Trump is the most … [Read more...]

Here at BMG, we've had our share of disagreements over Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton. My contention is, we tend to start with our non-rational preferences and develop reasons for our choice as we go along. This is, psychologically … [Read more...]

And you're the reason our kids are ugly, darlin' --Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty Except in cases of civil rights, I'm generally opposed to federal intervention in education. I'm also highly suspect of test scores as a valid measure of … [Read more...]

"the Supreme Court nominee in waiting" --Jeffrey Toobin It may take a while for some to learn how to say his name (the spelling isn't phonetic), but Sri Srinivasan is the mostly likely nominee. Padmanabhan Srikanth "Sri" Srinivasan is … [Read more...]

Skip the polls. They don't mean much this early. On the other hand, research has clearly shown that people want a President that has their back in a bar fight. Don't you want your President to be "the guy carving tattoos into his own arm … [Read more...]

I am reposting in response to the CDM Black Caucus's statement on Tamir Rice. Legally speaking, the Cleveland Grand Jury should have returned no bill. The outcome was both completely justified and pre-ordained, not because of racism or … [Read more...]

At East Longmeadow High School, where I teach, the GSA* is the fastest growing club we have. Although I have marched in the Northampton Pride Parade with our students a couple of times, I never realized just how many kids belonged to it. … [Read more...]

I posted this 4 1/2 years ago. This morning Jake Tapper-trying to use the word he had just learned from interviewing Juliette Kayyem--said "schotastic."  stochastic terrorism: the use of mass communications to incite random actors to carry … [Read more...]

My guess is that Charlie Baker believes the charter school propaganda he spouted last week. He might be skilled, politically and governmentally, but it's doubtful he's a policy wonk when it comes to charter schools. Few people are deeply … [Read more...]