Author: BooMan

I don’t understand why the Russian team said that Yassir Arafat had not been poisoned with polonium-210 and the Swiss team just said that he probably was. Here’s the reporting from October 15th: Polonium-210 did not...

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...

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...