I’ve learned a lot talking politics and friendly sparring with everyone here. I’m 15 years older than when I started writing her as a teenager and have come to learn from the wisdom of others here I once fiercely disagreed with. Pablo was … [Read more...]

The voters of Massachusetts have spoken and they do not like ranked choice voting. It was not even a particularly close outcome. Unfortunately the problem of crowded primaries remain. Whether the race to replace Joe Kennedy or the race to … [Read more...]

The Revere Teachers Association hosted a very informative forum for voters in Revere and Winthrop moderated by Revere Speech and Debate students. This is for the upcoming special election to replace former Speaker Robert DeLeo in the … [Read more...]

I’ve defended Joe Manchin here before, mainly since the kind of Republican who would probably get elected instead of him leaves a lot to be desired. I’m willing to leave the man who inherited Robert Byrd’s seat a wide degree of latitude to … [Read more...]

The latest congressional outrage is from Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA), who went onto Fox News Sunday (January 31, 2021) with this pile of televised ignorance that begins at 02:34 into the video: One area where we decrease. He [Biden] has … [Read more...]

Watching MSNBC this morning, as I do most mornings,  I heard Stephanie Ruhle , Senior Business correspondent and anchor of MSNBC Live mention the infamous skills gap and ask her guest how the Biden Administration was going to address the … [Read more...]

In 1759, Voltaire published the novel Candide, which featured a character Professor Pangloss. Though a great many calamities follow Candide and the Professor in their travels, Professor Pangloss never alters his philosophy of life. Nor does … [Read more...]