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Two “greater Bostonians” die in tragedy

Posted on May 12, 2019 by aronsbarron

Our community has suffered a terrible loss with the deaths of former UMass Boston Chancellor Sherry Penney and her beloved husband, Jim Livingston. They are dead from apparent carbon monoxide poisoning in their winter home in Sarasota, Florida. Their extended … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Changing the face of Boston, Emerging Leaders Program, Jim Livingston, Sherry Penney, two Boston leaders dead from carbon monoxide, UMass mourns | 2 Comments

My love-hate relationship with the news

Posted on May 3, 2019 by aronsbarron

I emerge from three weeks of flu, bronchitis and related maladies on World Press Freedom Day and want to take more than a moment to hail the work of so many journalists who put themselves on the line to give … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Uncategorized | Tagged debt of gratitude to journalists, negative impact on stress levels, Nieman Foundation on older people and fake news, Poynter Institute on unreliable news sources, World Press Freedom Day | 1 Comment

Ilhan Omar – how representative is she?

Posted on April 19, 2019 by aronsbarron

Some of Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s comments are disconcerting at best, damaging and divisive at worst. Equally troubling, she is allowing herself to be used as a tool by Donald Trump to drive a wedge in the Democratic Party. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Tagged anti-Semitism, Cong. Ilhan Omar, death threats on Muslim Congresswoman, Gallup poll, Islamophobia, legitimate critiques of Israel, most new Democrats moderate, New Democratic radicals, Omar's 9/11 comments to CAIR, Rashida Tlaib, using Twitter responsibly | 1 Comment

Biden behavior outdated but not disqualifying

Posted on April 3, 2019 by aronsbarron

Talk to some politicians and they’re always looking over your head to see if there’s someone better in the room upon whom to bestow their attention. Not Joe Biden. He looks you square in the eye, exudes warmth, is generous … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Tagged #MeToo movement, Biden video release, Biden's Anita Hill baggage, Biden's touchy-feely style, Clarence Thomas hearings, Joe Biden, Lucy Flores critique of Biden, personal space violations, the parameters of empathy | 6 Comments

Anti-vaxxers jeopardize more than their own children

Posted on March 30, 2019 by aronsbarron

Apparently having their unvaccinated children barred from school since December wasn’t enough to persuade some New York area parents to get their kids inoculated against measles, mumps and rubella. So Rockland County, just north of Manhattan, has now barred those … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Politics, Uncategorized | Tagged Anti-immunization hysteria, anti-science attitudes, anti-vaxxers public threat, Barring unvaccinated children from school, measles, MMR vaccinations, mumps, religious exemptions from vaccinations, Rockland County emergency order, rubella | 2 Comments

On impeachment: should pragmatism Trump principle?

Posted on March 20, 2019 by aronsbarron

The thought of impeaching Donald J. Trump is enticing, especially because my preferred approach, drawing and quartering, became illegal in the mid 19th century. Despite the allure of impeachment and despite its having been a pledge on which some new … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Tagged Bill Clinton impeachment paralysis, Cong Tom Delay, Cong. Michael Capuano, Congressman Barney Frank, Congressman Bill Delahunt, Democratic investigations of Trump, Nancy Pelosi on impeachment, Newt Gingrich, The New England Council, Tom Steyer impeachment ads, Toni Applebaum in The Atlantic | 1 Comment

Trump shares blame for white supremacist attacks

Posted on March 17, 2019 by aronsbarron

Whether he admits it or not, Donald Trump’s explicit summons to hate and his dog-whistle signals have helped to encourage white supremacists at home and abroad. Worse, his administration is undoing programs designed to deal with the problem. The gunman … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Politics, Uncategorized | Tagged Ambassador Scott Brown, Andrew Gillum, anti-Muslim hatred, Charlottesville, Chris Wallace, fighting domestic terrorism, Fox News Sunday, Frank Figliuzzi, Gary LaFree, Global Terrorism Database, hate crimes, inflammatory rhetoric, invasion of illegal immigrants, killings in mosques, Life After Hate, New Zealand massacre, Nick Mulvaney, Ron DeSantis, toxic social media, Trump and hate speech, white nationalism, white supremacists | Leave a comment

Category Archives: Uncategorized

Two “greater Bostonians” die in tragedy

My love-hate relationship with the news

Ilhan Omar – how representative is she?

Biden behavior outdated but not disqualifying

Anti-vaxxers jeopardize more than their own children

On impeachment: should pragmatism Trump principle?

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