I endorse Kamala Harris for president
It shouldn’t need to be said, and yet, it does.
Category Archives: Politics
Boston online poll-worker training thread
Thread of posts about online Boston poll-worker training.
2024 Massachusetts ballot questions: my recommendations
YES, YES, YES, YES, YES.
The Bible does not justify what Israel is doing in Gaza
Anyone who understands Jewish law understands that what God commanded the Jews to do in the Bible does not justify what Israel is doing in Gaza. The only people who really believe otherwise are Evangelical Christian supremacists, and it’s antisemitic.
The Paradox of Tolerance vis à vis freedom of expression
Just as we can’t effectively fight intolerance with tolerance, we can’t effectively fight bad speech with more speech.
Endorsements for 2023 Boston City Council election
I endorse: Ruthzee Louijeune, Julia Mejia, Henry Santana, Liz Breadon, Joel Richards, Enrique Pepén, Benjamin Weber, Tania Fernandes Anderson, and Sharon Durkan.
“Dry Bones” removed from comics aggregator
When someone tells me that they’re OK with fascism, I listen.
Two examples of why the CDC is the Keystone Kops of disease control
I want to give two examples, one medical and one technological, of the kind of buffoonery that the CDC is engaging in that continues to make them untrustworthy as a disease-control organization. Medical buffoonery Here are some things that COVID-19 research and recently collected epidemiological data are telling us at the moment: Here is what… Read More »
Speaking out about “progressive” organizations giving up on COVID
A progressive organization which I have supported philosophically and financially in the past recently sent me an invitation to an in-person holiday party. I wrote back and told them how disappointed I was with their decision to do that and that they had permanently tarnished their reputation in my eyes. They did not respond. A… Read More »
Massachusetts 2022 general election endorsements
I’m a bit late to the party since early voting has already commenced, but here are my endorsements for the November 8, 2022 election in Massachusetts. I am only endorsing in races where I am voting. This is a follow-up to my endorsements in the primary election. The opponents of Questions 1, 2, and 4… Read More »