Ah, the first day of a unified Republican Congress. For the first day, this means a war on Social Security benefits for the disabled and math. It’s only a matter of time before we get the “Stealing Candy From A Baby Act of 2015,” with a provision declaring that Sam Brownback’s policies produced a massive […]
Year: 2015
Horrifying. …some useful background here. …Pierce.
Being in East Coast exile, nothing bothers me more than the mediocre and overpriced beers I am forced to drink. In Oregon, a $4 beer is normal, a $5 beer expensive. In New England, a $6 beer is normal
If there’s one thing we can all agree on in this polarized political environment, it’s Kirby Delauter. Hopefully we can all find more time to discuss Kirby Delauter. No one is to stone anyone until I blow this whistle. Even… and I want to make this absolutely clear… even if they do say, “Kirby Delauter.”
There is some sentiment that the atrocious William Giraldi piece discussed yesterday was “satire.” Any maybe it was so intended, but this really doesn’t make it less sexist or poorly
I’ll leave my annual rant about the idiocy of the BBWAA to a separate post, so I can congratulate Pedro Martinez’s induction to Cooperstown. (I’m beginning to think I was wrong for a
One of my idiosyncratic pleasures are NYT restaurant reviews where the most interesting news is the price quotes. The classic of the genre is Frank Bruni’s review of Cipriani, which is apparently the Olive Garden for particularly clueless plutocrats. (“Regulars accept and revel in this, or have bit by bit deluded themselves into believing that […]
Let’s get on with it, OK? On Friday, Supreme Court justices will meet in private to consider whether to act on cases that could provide a nationwide answer on whether same-sex marriages must be
The trends are not good.
This is the last of my “trends to watch in 2015” pieces, I promise. But more to the point, it’s time for the compliance report required by the Pundit-Blogger Accountability Act: World Series Champion: Cincinnati Reds Number of countries playing host to Edward Snowden: 1 (Russia) Academy Award, Best Picture: 12 Years a Slave Senkaku/Diaoyou […]
Marriage equality in Ireland is on the ballot in Ireland in May, and the forces of discrimination and bigotry appear to have their work cut out for them. Opponents of marriage quality have produced a
January 5th, and we already have an overwhelming frontrunner: Sometime in 2011, before the gestation of my second son, my employer, Boston University, implemented paternity leave for its male professo