Being, perhaps, not the most patriotic citizens of Red Sox Nation (I grew up, after all, in the shadow of Shea Stadium), Rachel and I were out running on the Esplanade when the World Series kicked off tonight. At least, I assumed that explained why five F-15s flew directly overhead towards Fenway tonight.
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My former colleague Amanda Michel confirms my suspicion that the national polling data, showing Hillary owning the Democratic primary race, are deeply misleading. Perhaps we Obama supporters live in an echo chamber, but nonetheless, I can’t square those polls with the grassroots enthusiasm out there for Obama’(and a corresponding ambivalence to Hillary). I think the [...]
Stephen Colbert practices satire, but I suspect his dalliance with Maureen Dowd in today’s guest op-ed piece is only sarcastically ironic. Indeed, his subtitle, “I am an op-ed columnist (and so can you!)” points out the essential problem of op-ed writing: anyone can do it, and someone somewhere in the blogosphere is faster, wittier, and [...]
Professionals doing their own work is a funny thing: on the one hand, you often read about architects who design their own homes. On the other hand is the saying “The doctor who treats himself has a fool for a patient.” Well, on Friday I eschewed the DIY approach and retained an attorney in New [...]
