Walter Michalik and the Roslindale Community Center
I’ve had little time in the four years I’ve lived in Roslindale to get involved in community volunteer efforts. My wife Rachele, however, has devoted several years to efforts such as the Roslindale...
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Democratic Unity
A sure sign of the long road ahead of us to pull together in this election: Can’t we all just join forces? [Tags]Obama, Biden, Facebook[/Tags]
View ArticleThe man hears what he wants to hear
(and disregards the rest) Jonah Lehrer reports the result of a depressing but unsurprising experiment: The Facts Don’t Matter. Political scientists Brendan Nyhan and Jason Reifler provided two groups...
View ArticleAn Annotated Guide to the Financial Meltdown (Podcast Edition)
I don’t have the expertise to intelligently explain the entire global financial meltdown myself, but here are a few resources that merit wide dissemination, especially if you are a podcast-listener:...
View ArticleJoe the Plumber… isn’t a plumber?
I haven’t been blogging this election at all recently — there are enough folks out there saying just about everything that should be said (and lots that shouldn’t), but I couldn’t let this little...
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Republic National Committee Helps Obama Fundraising
The only plausible result from this RNC mailing, I think, is increased fundraising for Obama over the next few days: "Terrorists Don't Care Who They Hurt" For the nearsighted, the front of the mailing...
View ArticleWassup Redux
Via Steve: I had never seen this ad, but apparently it was a classic: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W16qzZ7J5YQ[/youtube] The remake:...
View ArticleClimate Hope
Via Steve (new domain name, otherwise as usual), this inspiring little PowerPoint-ish presentation from Dr. Steven Chu, Obama’s choice for Secretary of Energy:...
View ArticleCzar Thought
When did it become so fashionable for the United States to have czars for everything? Apparently, the first “drug czar” was appointed at the height of the cold war. Do we have nostalgia for the good...
View ArticlePolitical Politicians
Kudos to Martha Coakley for challenging the Federal Defense of Marriage Act. I wonder how Justice responds when they’re asked to defend a statute that the Administration has said should be repealed....
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