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Onward Carson Soldiers
Timing is everything. And it didn't hurt that during the early months of Ben Carson’s campaign churchgoing folk across the country flocked to theaters to… -
A Less-Than-Stellar Night For Hillary Clinton As The Attacks In Paris Change The Debate
It was such a charged moment that I almost expected to see a split screen. On one side: the still-unfolding horror in Paris. On the other: the three… -
Conservative Pundits Spurn Kasich’s Strong Debate Performance As Bush Continues To Fade
Tuesday night’s Republican presidential debate was a useful reminder — as if I needed one — that these events are not being staged for my benefit.Late in… -
And So It Came To Pass, The Government Avoided Shutdown, And The Democrats Outpoliticked The GOP
On his way out after announcing his retirement, House Speaker John Boehner worked out a compromise budget deal that raised the so-called "sequester"… -
House Speaker Robert DeLeo And The Federal Criminalization Of State Politics
Sometimes, as Sigmund Freud is rumored to have observed, a cigar is just a cigar. Similarly, no matter how many times U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz’s federal… -
Half The Battle—On Women In Combat
I Googled Veterans Day images curious to see what pictures would turn up. Predictably, there were a lot of flags. And dozens of red, white, and blue… -
Mobile-First 'Stat': Can The Boston Globe Engineer Profits Through The Life Sciences?
Nearly three weeks ago The Boston Globe said goodbye to about 40 full- and part-time staff members as the paper’s executives struggle to keep up with… -
On Mental Health: Joe Kennedy III Picks Up Where Cousin Patrick Left Off
Former Rhode Island Congressman Patrick Kennedy has become a very visible advocate for mental health services, fighting now from outside the halls of… -
Don't Go Bacon My Heart
On the day after the World Health Organization declared that processed meats cause cancer, I ate two strips of bacon with gusto. I thought at first it was… -
CNBC’s Sneering Debate Panelists Conjure Up Old Complaints About Liberal Media Bias
For Republican politicians, whining about the media comes as naturally as invoking misty memories of Ronald Reagan. It’s a sure-fire applause line, as…
