Category: Politics

I've often mentioned Howie Carr, Boston Herald columnist and syndicated talk show host. He's been a gadfly in Beantown for a good 30 years. There's an old saw that …

Normally, I refrain from publicly disagreeing with Kevin and Paul, as it really is rather gauche behavior. But Paul's piece last night about the Downing Street memo has prompted …

A while ago, I wrote about the "heckler's veto," where people are prevented from speaking by being shouted down or threatened. It's a despicable tactic. And it's a tactic …

Yesterday, in response to my posting about gay marriage, longtime valued commenter JimK asked just how far I was willing to trust public referendums as the "final say." It's …

Dan McLaughlin at The Baseball Crank notes that in every presidential campaign since 1988 the Vietnam-era military service of one (or more) of the candidates has been a major …

As I've stated before, while I do support the idea of gay marriage in theory, I have grave problems with the way it was implemented in Massachusetts. For years …

A great deal of the blogosphere is riled up by the recent protest by the Islamic Thinkers Society's rally in New York, where they stomp all over and then …

Yesterday, the "impure motives" boogeyman raised its ugly head again. Now, the world isn't black and white. Events seldom have a single cause. It's usually a confluence of circumstances …

John Kerry vowed a long time ago to release his full service record, but has yet to do so publicly. However, he apparently did release them to the Boston …

The last major election from 2004 that was still, marginally, in play moved a step closer to resolution today.WENATCHEE, WA (Seattle P-I) - Gov. Christine Gregoire's narrow 2004 election …