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The Old Codger on the Solar Eclipse
Everywhere I go, people are gibbering on about this here solar eclipse. Ha! No wonder! They like it when the sun is just like them:
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Four Questions You’re Apparently Not Supposed To Ask About the Rally on Boston Common
Mainstream media reports on the so-called "Free Speech" rally and counterprotest on Boston Common on Saturday afternoon keep emphasizing how "peaceful" the event was and how well behaved the left-wing counterprotesters were as they spread their message of love and tolerance against the rally organizers'
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We Are Not Going To Change the Name of Faneuil Hall
One of the things that distinguishes somebody from around here from somebody who isn't is the ability to pronounce "Faneuil." (If you don't know how, I'm not going to explain it to you.) That's one of the reasons Boston Mayor
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How To Get Rid of Down Syndrome
They want a Master Race and it is sickening. Yet, you hardly hear a word of protest.
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Planned Parenthood Poll Misleads on Taxpayer Funding for Abortion
This summer, a coalition of center-right groups launched a signature drive to try to make it possible to stop taxpayer funding of abortion in Massachusetts. In response, the Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund of Massachusetts commissioned a misleading poll which purportedly shows strong public support for government funding of abortion among
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On Health Care, Private Sector May Show Congress the Way
Just because Congress can't fix health care doesn't mean it can't be done. That's the message from the Health Transformation Alliance, 41 big American companies that have banded together to try to save money and lives on their own, without waiting for
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Republicans Need To Build Their Coalition, Not Destroy It
One might think that Republicans would understand that political power in America is all about building coalitions. The Republican Party was founded in 1854 by creating a coalition of anti-slavery Northerners and the remnants of the Whig party. Abolitionists, merchants, and the emerging urban middle class combined to create a
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Charlottesville Is Donald Trump’s Fault?
"Well, the president has to share responsibility." — Cokie Roberts, This Week, ABC News, Sunday, August 13, 2017
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