Author: MassCommons

It’s great to see a musical like “Annie” on Broadway, or on a national tour, or put on by a top-notch professional regional company, or at a summer stock theater, or even on DVD.  But for gripping tension,...

I understand why Senate Minority Leaders Mitch McConnell fought like hell to unite his caucus against Pres. Barack Obama and the Democratic agenda in 2009-10.  Senate Republicans were, from their perspective, the last line...

In one of those weird cosmic coincidences (“There are no coincidences, only connections.” Thomas Merton), Curt Schilling’s 38 Studios laid off all employees yesterday, the 469th anniversary of the death of...

As Molly Ivins was fond of repeating, our Founding Daddies got some things wrong but they got a lot of things gloriously right. Freedom of speech is one of them. We should use it more often…and more creatively....

As Molly Ivins was fond of repeating, our Founding Daddies got some things wrong but they got a lot of things gloriously right.  Freedom of speech is one of them.  We should use it more often…and more creatively....