First, I apologize to my BMG community friends for being AWOL as I've been immersed in my local Wakefield April 27 town election, consulting/volunteering/organizing for our progressive slate of four candidates for Council/School Committee … [Read more...]

More than 57,000 kids applied to Harvard this year, competing for one of the 1,600 available seats for the Class of 2025.    The application fee is $75.   Over four million dollars was spent on this and one can only guess how many labor … [Read more...]

Leading story on Tucker Carlson, Hannity, and Ingraham yesterday evening was President Biden's stumble while running up the stairs to board Air Force One, clearly, according to them, a sign of his failing health and mental fitness. If … [Read more...]

THE WHIRRING NOISE AT FDR'S TOMB HAS GONE SILENT To recap: We won a real relief bill appropriate to the magnitude of the crisis, that empowers government to act. We did not negotiate with terrorists or seek the sacred middle, … [Read more...]

Yesterday, was the one year anniversary of Governor Baker's declaration of a state of emergency on account of the coronavirus, which is easy to remember because it is also my birthday.  That day remains the most recent time I have shaken … [Read more...]

Good summary from Eric Levitz of NY mag of all the extra stuff the ARP does that did not get as much press as the stimulus checks, which are ultimately only a small part of it. An even more succinct summary from Brian Dees on … [Read more...]

Praise for family allowances from Christopher Buskirk, a conservative in The NY Times:   The formula is simple or at least ought to be: Americans should be able to support a family of four, own a home and send their kids to school … [Read more...]