Month: November 2013

I’m generally skeptical about allowing the people to legislate by referendum, but I am also unimpressed with the federal government’s inability to let the minimum wage grow to reflect depreciation in its value due to...

Interpreting the election results tonight is going to be a complicated endeavor. I’m still looking at numbers as they come in. From a progressive point of view, the biggest victory appears to be in the Boston mayoral...

You want the definition of putting partisanship before country? Check this out: As a two-term chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, Rep. Pete Sessions has never been known for reaching across the aisle. In...

This is not a joke. Man brings his 12 year old son to the Phoenix Airport. Son is carrying a semiautomatic firearm. Dad was packing a rifle. Coming on the heels of the LAX shootout, some people waiting to board planes were not...

Somewhat strangely, the contemptuous hatred so many Republicans feel for the president lacks the classism they heaped on Bill “Bubba” Clinton. Yes, there is often a racial tinge to Obama-hate that feels even nastier...