Author: MassCommons

I don’t usually post about music here at The Pond.  But given the all the Jersey connections here, I thought this might be appropriate for a truly horrifying Halloween in the Garden State…. Something old,...

First the disclaimers:  the Massachusetts U.S. Senate race between incumbent Scott Brown and challenger Elizabeth Warren is too close to call.  Some recent polls have Brown with a slim lead, while others have Warren...

New York magazine’s Jonathan Chait makes a case that next week’s election may matter more—and more quickly—than most of us realize.  “Whichever party wins will have within its grasp the power...

A few days ago in Politico, one of Romney’s “closest advisers” was quoted as saying, “We’re going to win.  Seriously, 305 electoral votes.” Sorry, but this is Rovian bluffing....

According to the rules, at the end of tonight’s debate Mitt Romney and Barack Obama will each have two minutes to make a closing statement.  That’s the last time the candidates will be in the same room—and...