Endorsements for Boston, MA Democratic primary election, September 1, 2026
Vote for Ed Markey, Margie Palladino, Daniel Lander, and Linda Champion.
Category Archives: Politics
Standing up by sitting down
Near the start of our son’s graduation yesterday from the Jewish high school he attended for four years, after the graduates marched in, we were asked to stand for The Star Spangled Banner and Hatikvah. My wife, my son, and I remained seated. My daughter and her boyfriend stood for the Star Spangled Banner and… Read More: Standing up by sitting down »
Size matters
Eons ago, before the internet, Registry of Motor Vehicles records in most states were accessible to the public, but you had to actually go in person to the Registry to look up what you wanted to know. It was an inconvenient pain in the ass, but there were no viable alternatives. Then the internet arrived,… Read More: Size matters »
What journalists don’t understand about reporting Trump
The journalism education industrial complex compels journalists to report in a way the majority of the country doesn’t understand.
Boston election Nov. 4 2025: District 9 endorsements
Vote for Michelle Wu, Liz Breadon, Henry Santana, Marvin Mathelier, Ruthzee Louijeune, and Julia Mejia!
Blast from the past: Boston Globe “special section” on Clinton Impeachment
Look back on simpler times, when the GOP pretended that lying about an affair was sufficient grounds to remove a president from office. Look, and despair.
Today’s edition of There Are No Good Health Insurance Companies
My insurance company screwed something up, and after many online messages, letters, and phone calls, it’s still not 100% certain that it’s resolved, and even if it is it’s going to take another month to be properly fixed.
The Anti-Defamation League has always been trash
In 1988, B’nai B’rith told supporters, “The Arab presence on the college campus is poisoning the minds of our young people.” They meant it then, and they mean it now even more.
A letter to the rabbi of a local congregation
I just sent this letter to the rabbi of a local congregation regarding the sermon he gave from the pulpit this past Shabbat morning, which focused on the war Israel had just started with Iran. Not a fan, 0/10, would not recommend.
Appearance on the Plutopia podcast
I recently sat down with the folks at Plutopia, Wendy Grossman, Jon Lebkowsky, and Scoop Sweeney, to talk about my past, our precarious present, and the dire future we seem to be careening toward. Watch or listen here. Enjoy!