David Cameron's oddly hybrid liberal-conservative government may be the last place on might look for progressive ideas on education. It is there that Education secretary Michael Gove is asserting what people who enter classrooms on a … [Read more...]
Bad laws: my list
In the wake of our editor's annual rant about not being able to buy cranberry sauce on Thanksgiving, Bob challenged me to make a list of "additional bad laws that should be eliminated". I was halfway through the list when I realize it … [Read more...]
.ma
Food for thought -- the impacts of the purchases we all make. To some extent, the fees associated with the domain "bmg.ma", used on this fine website, go to the government of Morocco, who has control over this Internet suffix. Morocco … [Read more...]
Menino for Senate
Menino as Senator Since Senator Kennedy's passing, we've not had a senator who works hard to deal with individual concerns of his constituents. Kennedy's office was legendary and responsive. Brown and Kerry have a fixed focus on … [Read more...]
Debate liveblog
A vision question?? Poor Baker's already screwed, and we haven't brought up endorsements of child molesters yet. Tim Cahill says he isn't a poet, and promptly proves it by talking about the suburbs. Charlie Baker promises a … [Read more...]
Dodd and Cutler: Ride the Wave
Is there an easier job on Beacon Hill than Republican whip? What does that entail -- keeping people awake so they can vote no? Well, Tim Dodd is looking to replace that piece of decorative furniture that is George Peterson. … [Read more...]
Mass. Criminals: Vote Yes on 3
"Question 3 guarantees that government will no longer have the resources to prevent us from doing what we all love. Slashing $2.5 billion from prisons, and state and local law enforcement means that we have a chance to reverse this … [Read more...]
Acceptable victimization
I realize that there exists a large number of Americans who feel deprived for missing the thrill of joining Bull Connor in his seething hatred of The Different. Overjoyed by the idea of finding a vulnerable class of people to torment, … [Read more...]
On Giving Up
Obama announced that we'd be giving up recently. For any further manned space exploration, we'll be hitching rides on a Soviet-era rocket largely maintained by Russia, launched out of Kazakhstan. The USSR doesn't even exist … [Read more...]
A primer on Election Night
What happened: For years after Tony Blair swept into office, the Labour Party has held a majority of Parliament, and the Conservatives have been rather unorganized. The Labour administration tired recently, though, and looked … [Read more...]
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