Opponents of ending taxation without representation for the majority-minority District of Columbia argue that the District is too small (pop 700k) to deserve two votes in the U.S. Senate. This criticism is, of course, absolutely right, … [Read more...]

He was VP when I was born and one of my earliest political memories is of him being the 1984 Democratic presidential nominee. I remember hoping he would win, not because I had real political views at age 6, but because that is the age we … [Read more...]

Maureen Dowd has a must read op-ed praising President Biden for his decision to end the war in Afghanistan. It’s worth reading. Hindsight is 20/20, and while I haven’t gotten to that part of his book yet, I’m sure President Obama regrets … [Read more...]

At America’s southern border there are thousands of refugees from societies that have collapsed into utter chaos. In America, we can see the same collapse occurring. Acts of violence, anger, lies, misrepresentation and plotting and plodding … [Read more...]

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...]