Maybe we need a big-time state ethics commission. I remain among the skeptics. But we damn well need a commission at the highest level and with a strong budget and with subpoena powers, to take a comprehensive look at the Big Dig. Today's … [Read more...]
The NYT hits the Trifecta
It's comforting, in these dark and parlous times, to know that we have the New York Times to light our way. Three items from Sunday, November 23, 2008. John M. Broder and Carl Hulse win the coveted Walter Winchell award for their long … [Read more...]
Boston Globe 2, JFK 0!
Today is the 45th anniversary of the assassination of John F. Kennedy. In the state's newspaper of record, the Boston Globe, there were two mentions of this. The first, on the sports page, C1, in an article about the Harvard-Yale football … [Read more...]
“Team of Rivals” or Meme of Trivials?
The Sara Palin craze has subsided, but the "Team of Rivals" fad has only begun. In the Bush years, we had a B- press covering a C- administration (perhaps this is grade inflation). Lots of folks hope that Obama's will be an A/A- … [Read more...]
Obama in Australia
Please link to my friend Bruce Wolpe's blog at the Sydney Morning Herald on Obama's victory. But also scan the comments to see how offshore opinion is not unanimous. … [Read more...]
The Political Irrelevance of Cities
At lunch today, my friend Ed, an astute observer of Massachusetts and national politics posed the following question: "Can you name a mayor of a major American city who is looked upon as a national political figure?" I confess I was … [Read more...]
Probable Deep Thought
Wouldn't the clarity and meaning of our economic discourse be improved if instead of "free markets" and "free enterprise" we used "markets" and "enterprise?" … [Read more...]
Destructive Destruction
Back in 1986 we bought our first station wagon to serve our growing family. It was a Chevrolet Celebrity and ran well for more than 10 years. I didn't question the $200 "destination charge" on the invoice, but when we got the Chevy home, I … [Read more...]
Dear Governor Patrick
I see by your op-ed in the Globe that you are going to whack the Mass. Turnpike Authority. Pardon me if I stifle a yawn. Doing in the Mass Pike board has been a goal of every Republican governor since William Weld in 1993. Is this the … [Read more...]
Jump Out the Window?
In the 1990-91 recession, my late father-in-law, looking at the dismal slump in his 401(k), decided to take the classic Wall Street 1929 response and jump out of the window. "Then," he said, "I realized that I live in a one-story ranch … [Read more...]
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