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Saying goodbye
Dear friends, As many of you already know, today is my last official day with NewBostonPost. When I agreed to help launch…
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The ghost of Pauline Kael
In February, I wrote a public cautionary note to my liberal friends, warning them to to take Donald Trump seriously and predicting…
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Should Republicans let history (and Ohio?) be their guide?
Ted Cruz's decisive victory in Wisconsin over Donald Trump now makes the possibility of a contested convention, once dismissed as…
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To bring back U.S. history, first repeal Common Core
By the rude bridge that arched the flood, Their flag to April's breeze unfurled, Here once the embattled farmers stood…
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Facebook, bias, and transparency: My trip to Silicon Valley
On Wednesday, I was honored to be included among a small group of conservative leaders and journalists who met with Mark Zuckerberg,…
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Jason Riley and the Left’s conservative minority problem
Jason Riley must be suffering from whiplash. This spring, the Wall Street Journal columnist and scholar with the prestigious Manhattan Institute was…
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Rock, Paper, Scissors and Massachusetts Pols: Leadership styles and political campaigns (Part II)
Massachusetts "Technocrats": Better than political hacks Last week's blog post introduced my theory that, in the modern television/…
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Rock, Paper, Scissors: Leadership styles and political campaigns (Part I)
It's leadership style, stupid! Take off your partisan hats and your ideological glasses for a moment, and think about these…
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What Americans of any faith can learn from Hanukkah
Hanukkah is about religious liberty. Plain and simple. Although many Americans are familiar with the symbol of the Menorah and the custom…
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Rock, Paper, Scissors and Hillary Clinton: Leadership styles and political campaigns (Part III)
Readers of this blog may be familiar with my Rock, Paper, Scissors theory of modern electoral politics, in which Beer Candidates beat…
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Rock, Paper, Scissors and the 2016 GOP field
Bill Clinton once said that the difference between a Democratic presidential primary and a Republican one is that "Democrats want to…
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Presidents’ Day watered down: Not all deserving of the honor
This article originally appeared in the Boston Herald on Feb. 21, 2011. Not so long ago, many states celebrated Abraham Lincoln'…
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Why won’t Obama attend Scalia’s funeral?
One piece of advice my father always gave me was this: Never miss a funeral or a wedding. "It's…
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You say you want a revolution?
New Hampshire has spoken. In voting for Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders on Tuesday, Granite State Republicans and Democrats sent a clear…
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Donald Trump and the Kardashification of US politics
OK, I'll admit it: Recent poll numbers and electoral outcomes have me in a funk. With Donald Trump's…
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The case for Rubio
Almost every American journalist covering the 2016 presidential campaign will vote in this election. And, by now, almost all have decided whom…
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Eight political predictions for 2016
2016 is finally here. And, although much can change between now and the Iowa caucuses (February 1) and New Hampshire primary (February…
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The blood of Paris
Like millions of other Americans, I watched in horror on Friday as the news unfolded of the terrorist attacks in Paris, which…
