Commentary
‘Overstored’ and Overwhelmed, Let Retail Perish
"Macy's of today is like in soul and spirit to Macy's of yesterday; Macy's of tomorrow…"
James P. Freeman
Commentary
Today’s Banks Resemble Zuzu’s Petals (Break Them Up)
As Americans were lounging comfortably over the 4th of July holiday, they were surely feeling a sense of new-found serenity. Not because they were full of burgers, barkers, and beer. On the contrary, they were digesting the news that 34 of the nation's largest banks, for the first
Commentary
The Summer of Love: Hippie Culture’s Lasting Legacy
"All across the nation Such a strange vibration People in motion There's a whole generation With a new explanation People in motion People in motion" –"San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)," 1967
News
Charlie Baker’s Dispiriting Drift Left as Strategic Planning
For many Bay State Republicans, Governor Charlie Baker's administration is the advancement of a dishonest marketing campaign: Baker and Switch. (Run as a Republican, cozy up to Democrats, disown the Republican Party.) Rejected Republicans, perhaps feeling duped from day one, should take note. Baker's dispiriting drift
Blogs
The Soul of Robert Cray’s ‘Lowdown and Funky’ Journey
Thirty years ago, next month, Robert Cray appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone with the headline announcing: "The Blues are Back and He's the Boss." Last month, Cray released a new album, Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm, which should garner a new headline: "Soul
News
Elizabeth Warren Needs a Version 2.018
Even with the knowledge that it was meant to be an occasion for celebration, they still needed a coping mechanism against the anticipated overcast, overearnest, and overwrought monotony. So, they put their fully formed, still sober minds to work, realizing there would be no safe spaces from which to escape.
Commentary
Providence College Turns 100
"The need of a college, catholic in spirit and under catholic auspices, is most evident …" — Providence Bishop Matthew Harkins to the Dominican Fathers, October 9, 1915
Commentary
Student Loans Now Part of Victimhood Culture
It must be difficult for students today… constantly deflecting laser-like "micro-aggressions" from minor affronts, constantly seeking "safe spaces" from scary ideas, and constantly anticipating "trigger-warnings" from insensitive academia. No doubt, all victims of a culture of cruelty. And now students and relatives must be