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"To do is to be – John Stuart Mill To be is to do – Jean-Paul Sartre Do be do be do – Frank Sinatra" — Graffiti, Cambridge University Library, 1966 It was the height of the Mad Men era, before things got really weird, excessive and decadent.
Commentary
"The world goes on fighting cold little wars but we must unite and all fight with one cause" — The Ugly's, "The Quiet Explosion" He was described as a "seething compound of hostilities reaching critical mass." On a blazing August day, Joseph Whitman,
Massachusetts
On a postcard perfect summer morning, sitting at a picnic table beneath a large scrub pine Nathan "Nate" Nickerson, the hearty and high-toned proprietor of Arnold's Lobster and Clam Bar, gets animated and even agitated at the thought of ever more "government intrusion" affecting
Donald Trump
"George Will, one of the most overrated political pundits (who lost his way long ago), has left the Republican Party. He's made many bad calls" — Donald Trump, on Twitter, June 26, 2016 "He has an advantage on me, because he can say everything he knows
Maura Healey
In his dutiful and forceful concession remarks in November 2014, John Miller, the Republican candidate for Massachusetts Attorney General, gave fair warning: "The fight for impartial, fact based justice from a non-partisan attorney general goes on." Miller, even in defeat, believed – and presumably feared — that the Bay State
Commentary
"Is it getting better, or do you feel the same?" — U2, "One" Like a marauding, unrepentant thief in the night, Romneycare, turning 10 this month, continues, unabated, its stealthy larceny and stony legacy. It is the giant wrecking ball of public policy that is smashing into
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As Bay Staters escape from the realities of all things Trump and transgender this weekend to the refuge of beaches and barbecues this summer, here is a list of must-reading for proper conservatives. In anticipation of the upcoming political conventions, these selections are exceptional primers for those camp fire conversations,
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"Sailing away down to the keys Losing our rhythm to the ocean breeze" — "Third Wave" Close your eyes. Imagine … that suave buccaneer, aboard an exquisite nautical vessel. Blue skies. Setting sun. Champagne. Girl on the bow. By and large … it needs a soundtrack equally grandiose and