The best article I have seen, to date, is by David Bernstein in the Phoenix and I think he gives credit where credit is due. Of course, I think that because Bernstein credits 20% of the votes for Gov. Patrick to BMG's own Kate Donoghue. … [Read more...]
Shouldn’t Boston have to share the 2 1/2 pain?
In my own hometown of Brockton we had three overrides on the ballot in '08 (all three failed), and then had to lay off more than 400 teachers last week. Sadly, we don't have hundreds of thousands hidden away in other accounts, let … [Read more...]
Muzzling freedom of speech
Please have a look at The Phoenix's annual Muzzle Awards, a Fourth of July roundup of local anti-constitutionalism that I've been writing since 1998. You'll see why Nat Hentoff likes to say that the human sex drive is exceeded only by the … [Read more...]