This excellent opinion piece by Somerville mayor Joe Curtatone reminded me that there had been some discussion on this site of Curtatone as a possible Democratic candidate for governor. Until this week, I'd been thinking that Charlie … [Read more...]
Chuff Charlie Beyond the COVIDome
this is fine Does anyone besides me have a problem with this? … [Read more...]
MTA Endorses Juan Jaramillo in Race to Succeed DeLeo
After consulting with representatives of the RTA and WTA on their Candidate Endorsement Committee, the MTA has announced it is supporting Juan Jaramillo for the special primary to replace retiring State Rep and former Speaker Robert … [Read more...]
A Lenten Reflection for Social and Racial Justice
Excerpted from Jon Meachem’s review of Henry Louis Gates’ “The Black Church” “Never confuse position with power,” the Rev. Otis Moss III, a Chicago pastor born in 1970, says in Gates’s epigraph. “Pharaoh had a position, but Moses had the … [Read more...]
QAnon and the Examined Life
Socrates, you will recall, was sentenced to death for “corrupting the young.” He did this by pointing out the hypocrisy and flawed ideas of those around him. Worse, he did it in such a way as to be immune from the pressures of society. He … [Read more...]
Here’s an idea, Raise Wages!
Millions Are Out Of A Job. Yet Some Employers Wonder: Why Can't I Find Workers? is the headline from WBUR News. Only once does it mention wages .... His company has offered higher wages. While I do not have a degree in economics or … [Read more...]
Insight from Gina McCarthy
After the Obama Presidency, Gina McCarthy, the former Administrator of the EPA, landed at Harvard as a Fellow of the Institute of Politics and ran a Tuesday afternoon study group, as IOP Fellows do. Since I have way too much time on my … [Read more...]
Thoughts on Impeachment
To the seven Republicans who put country, honor, and the judgment of history before partisanship and electoral calculations: I salute you. To the others, a warning from the founder of conservatism: “Your representative owes you, not his … [Read more...]
Highlights of Impeachment II, Day 1
Today the Senate saw fit to relitigate the constitutionality of trying the impeachment of a President no longer in office. Chris Cuomo is among those who doesn't understand why today was necessary since it is so obvious to him that of … [Read more...]
Ben Downing Running for Governor
Editors note: Please take a few moments to read this excellent profile of Downing in the Berkshire Eagle. Definitely worth your time. I added the video below to this post. - CB Ben Downing is running for Governor on a platform very … [Read more...]