BOSTON — Thousands upon thousands of counter-protesters ignored Mayor Martin J. Walsh's "avoid the Common" edict, descending upon the Hub's largest public space to shout down what had been dubbed a "free speech rally," exactly one week after a rally of a different sort deteriorated into carnage and mayhem in Virginia.
State legislators have been drawing legislative districts that favor their party and disfavor the other party for centuries. But some math experts think they might be able to come up with formulas to take the unfairness out of the equation.
