3/04: The Internet, Death Penalty, and No Bid Contracts
The new head of the FCC is an internet expert who is a strong advocate for net neutrality and cheaper broadband access. As anticipated, Julius Genachowski has been tapped by President Barack Obama to...
View Article3/8: Stem Cells, Cuba, and the Taliban
The Bush Era stem cell funding ban will be lifted on Monday. March 7 (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama‘s expected reversal of an 8-year-old restriction on U.S. funding for embryonic stem cell...
View Article3/18: An additional Trillion Dollars
The Fed injects an addition trillion dollars into the economy. WASHINGTON “" With the country sinking deeper into recession, the Federal Reserve launched a bold $1.2 trillion effort Wednesday to lower...
View ArticleA word of inspiration
So, I got unemployed a long time ago (back in March, he says, dusting off the cobwebs from Overthinking It), and was sitting in my apartment applying for jobs with my girlfriend this morning, when I...
View ArticleA children’s treasury of my recent reviews
Internet! Here are my most recent book reviews (in most to least recent): 1) “Horse Soldiers” by Doug Stanton sucked. 2) “Hey! Nietzsche! Leave them kids alone!” by Craig Schuftan was amazing. 3) “The...
View ArticleI admit to curiosity, if not a desire to see, ‘Transformers’
And, in brief, here is why: And yet “" and here’s the part where I really think ROTF approaches “art movie” status “" the movie’s id overload reaches such crazy levels that the fabric of reality itself...
View ArticleRepublicans be crazy!
Tab dump! So I’ve got three articles sitting in my Firefox window, and I need to get rid of them if I’m going to scratch this itch at the back of my brain. Over the weekend last week three separate...
View ArticleWe need more of these
Foreign policy would make more sense to such a large group of people if we could reliably often discuss it using rap feuds as examples. Tongue could be firmly planted in cheek here, but Marc Lynch...
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Locals rally to stop gay bashing
Last night, at ROCCA Kitchen & Bar in the South End, a group of individuals from Boston’s restaurant, political, and education communities rallied together to put a stop to the bullying of LGBTQ...
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Louis Gossett Jr. to speak to Lynn students
Louis Gossett, Jr., one of Hollywood’s most celebrated actors, is scheduled to appear at Lynn City Hall today where he’ll talk to over 2,000 middle school students about violence, racism, and bullying....
View ArticleIn-state tuition upheld for illegal immigrants by California Supreme Court
SAN DIEGO — The California Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that illegal immigrants are still eligible to pay in-state tuition for public college. The court ruled on a suit originally filed in...
View ArticleDoctor Senator Tom Coburn to block the 9/11 health-care bill
Oklahoma Republican Senator Tom Coburn will block a bill that would cover the health-care costs for Ground Zero workers, preventing a vote before the Christmas holiday, the Wall Street Journal...
View ArticleCommentary: Bin Laden — Action and reaction
Newton’s third law of motion tells us that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. For the sake of the safety of Americans here and abroad, I hope there’s an appeal process to that...
View ArticleEditorial: “Birther” movement can suck it
To all your arrogant, racist, insolent bastards who demanded that the president release his birth certificate: Up yours. While you were clamoring about the legality of Barack Obama’s presidency; while...
View ArticleMichele Bachmann wins 2011 Iowa straw poll
Minnesota Republican Michele Bachmann won the 2011 Iowa straw poll, a test vote for Iowa’s 2012 presidential caucuses. The straw poll tests the waters for Republicans five months before the primary...
View ArticleMichele Bachmann calls Hurricane Irene a message from God
Hurricane Irene, the powerful storm that ripped the American East Coast and has left 45 people dead so far, was a message from God, if you believe Republican and Tea Party presidential hopeful Michele...
View ArticleAxelrod says Republicans don’t understand “Occupy” protests
David Axelrod, a senior adviser to President Barack Obama said Sunday that the Republicans seeking the presidential nomination don’t understand the reasons behind the “Occupy” protests that haves...
View ArticleMichele Bachmann’s entire New Hampshire team resigns
With the 2012 election season approaching fast and the majority of election news covering the GOP hopefuls, a major blow was struck to Minnesota Representative Michele Bachmann’s nomination hopes as...
View ArticleBoston Herald endorses Romney
Saying the “nation needs Romney,” The Boston Herald endorsed former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney for the Republican presidential nomination today. “There is only one candidate in the Republican...
View ArticleCalifornia Looks to Raise Legal Smoking Age
With continuous efforts to stop teens from smoking cigarettes, many states are considering to raise the state smoking age from 18 to 21. To try to decrease the number of smokers within more recent...
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