From Jeff Jacoby's column in today's (online) Boston Globe: Newspapers are in extremis not because of their political agenda, but because the world around them has been transformed. The growth of the Internet has left the traditional … [Read more...]

What sort of "fallout" do we think the administration fears? While the US Government winds itself in ever-tightening circles about the documented, administration-ordered torture of US "detainees", why do we suppose this tape might be … [Read more...]

The conductor collecting his ticket caught the mistake and put him on an Orange line train back to North Station, where he was able to catch the next train two hours later. So the story ended happily. Nevertheless, my son's experience is … [Read more...]

Alien Invaders. Yup. I'm not joking. On the front page (at least it's below the fold) is Captivated by an alien abduction tale, complete with pictures. It even opens with the prerequisite cheesy dark-and-stormy-night lead: They came in the … [Read more...]

A few weeks ago, Seascraper asked How is the Globe fighting the web. Today's low blow is a good example. This piece is filled with innuendo, lies-by-omission, and flagrantly obvious bias. That's ignoring the pandering. I guess that Craig … [Read more...]

Whoever edits the Globe decided that the most important story to Boston readers this morning was "Putting the Dalai Lama on a pedastal" -- judging from their above-the-fold front page. Real newspapers like the Washington Post and New York … [Read more...]

The MBTA has been a patronage haven, for both parties, for decades. Systemic corruption is deeply wired into the culture, from the lowliest worker cleaning latrines someplace to the very top. Please note that I am not alleging personal … [Read more...]

In all the uproar about The Globe, I seem to have missed a hugely important factor: the Executive Compensation Ratio (ECR). What is the ratio of executive pay to "average" worker pay at the Globe? While I understand that none of those … [Read more...]