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Walsh’s “State-of-the-City”: a clarion call

Posted on January 16, 2019 by aronsbarron

If you want to hear everything our national government now is not, listen to Boston Mayor Marty Walsh’s state-of-the-city address. In a rousing half-hour speech at Symphony Hall, he credibly held out Boston as a model to be emulated nationally. … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Tagged Governor Charlie Baker, increasing diversity in Boston, investing in infrastructure and education, Mayor Marty Walsh, State of the City address, unemployment at historic low | Leave a comment

Getting beyond the wall

Posted on January 13, 2019 by aronsbarron

It’s motif #1, the President bragging about having the biggest, being the smartest, (“I alone can fix it,”), master negotiator and uber deal maker. We can dispute his hyperbolic claims, but we all can agree that under his leadership Americans … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Tagged concrete wall versus steel barrier, federal employees held hostage, government shutdown, illegal immigration down, lies about illegal immigration, manufactured crisis, Mitch McConnell, Nancy Pelosi, President Trump's wall, security on southern border | 1 Comment

Elizabeth Warren: U.S. President or Massachusetts Senator?

Posted on January 6, 2019 by aronsbarron

Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren’s first televised interview as a nearly announced presidential candidate was with MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow. The interaction was about as challenging as a Donald Trump interview with Sean Hannity. From there, she went on to Iowa, where … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Tagged Barney Frank, candidate authenticity, Donald Trump & Sean Hannity, east coast elitism, gender bias against Warren, Pocahontas, populist economic message, Rachel Maddow Warren interview, Senator Elizabeth Warren, Warren DNA test, women candidates and gender bias | Leave a comment

Return to checks and balances brings hope

Posted on January 3, 2019 by aronsbarron

I have to post quickly before events reactivate the despair and cynicism of the last two years. I felt a smile emerge when watching the swearing-in of Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House of Representatives. Imagine the pleasure of … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Tagged Article One of the Constitution, Checks and Balance, Donald Trump, Mitch McConnell, Nancy Pelosi sworn in | 1 Comment

If it’s good enough for Taegan Goddard, it’s good enough for me

Posted on December 26, 2018 by aronsbarron

Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire is one of our best portals to reliable news sources, with postings throughout the day. One of today’s posts reflects my own Trump/news fatigue, and Goddard’s short-term solution to it. In a note to his readers, Goddard … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged News you can use but don't, Nick Kristof, short respite from blogging, Taegan Goddard's Political Wire, taking a political break | 3 Comments

Listening to Ann Coulter not Jim Mattis: a recipe for disaster

Posted on December 20, 2018 by aronsbarron

The menacing lion-like creature shook his orange mane, growled and chased me down the hill leading to the road where our house is. I sat bolt upright in bed, realizing it was just a bad dream that had disturbed my … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Politics, Uncategorized | Tagged Ann Coulter and Rush Limbaugh, Anti-press attacks continue, Capital Gazette in Maryland, government shut-down, Inhumane immigration policies, Jamal Khashoggi, Jim Mattis resigns, last of the Trump "grown-ups", Leaving Afghanistan, Putin and nuclear threat, Republicans still support Trump, Time Magazine people of the Year, Troops to withdraw from Syria, Trump the nightmare | 3 Comments

Non-fiction books for season’s gifts – or just for you

Posted on December 16, 2018 by aronsbarron

You’re probably as sick of the daily news cycle as I am, despite the satisfaction of seeing the progress of the Mueller investigation. Still, I highly recommend House of Trump, House of Putin, by former Boston Magazine editor Craig Unger. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Politics, Uncategorized | Tagged 19th century settlers in Great Plains, Big Game:The NFL in Dangerous Times, Bob Kraft and Donald Trump, Caroline Fraser, college football and the Vietnam era, Craig Unger, Dust Bowl and Great Depression, football owners and the testosterone competition, George Howe Colt, Harvard beats Yale 29-29, House of Putin, House of Trump, laundering Russian $ in Trump condos, Mark Leibovich, National Football League culture, Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder, roots of individualism in red states, Russian intrusion in our democracy, The Game:Harvard, Trump financial ties to Russian oligarchy, Yale an America in 1968 | 2 Comments

Category Archives: Uncategorized

Walsh’s “State-of-the-City”: a clarion call

Getting beyond the wall

Elizabeth Warren: U.S. President or Massachusetts Senator?

Return to checks and balances brings hope

If it’s good enough for Taegan Goddard, it’s good enough for me

Listening to Ann Coulter not Jim Mattis: a recipe for disaster

Non-fiction books for season’s gifts – or just for you

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