Category: Mass. Insanity

For some time now, I've wondered how the hell Massachusetts legislators keep passing more and more restrictive laws and higher and higher taxes, yet still get re-elected. It seems …

A reader tipped me to this story, and I dunno how I missed it... Where else but in Massachusetts could this happen? In brief: the legislature gives free space …

"Stupidity Should Be Painful." I saw that slogan years ago -- I dunno if it was online, on a T-Shirt, on a bumper, or somewhere else -- and it …

A few years ago in Massachusetts, the people got fed up with kids graduating from school without really knowing what they should. So they decided on a series of …

(I really shouldn't use Howie Carr as a source twice in one week, but I disagreed with him the first time, so I think it's OK.) This week, talk-show …

Every now and then, I feel guilty about kicking around the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. But luckily for me, they go and do something that not only justifies the abuse …

There Germans have a wonderful way of capturing a complex thought in a single word. One of my favorites is that classical human failing, "schadenfreude." It is defined as …

(Alternate Title: See You Next Tuesday) As pretty much everyone knows (and everyone but me cares), this Sunday is the Superbowl. And it's exciting as hell to a lot …

I've been sitting on two stories from the Boston Globe all week, trying to find just the right angle. And I think I've found it. One of the hallmarks …

If there was ever any doubt about the Boston Globe's position on illegal aliens, this weekend should put the nail in that coffin. First up, on Saturday, the Glob …