The two most annoying pieces of Newtown news this week
As I’m from Connecticut, and very close to a reporter who has been covering the tragedy in Newtown, I follow the coverage of the event (and the coverage of the […]
news, politics
politics
7 Quick Takes, volume 24
— 1 — It starts every year once the weather turns cold and my academic year schedule goes into full force. I have a terrible afternoon habit that gets me
The civic sacrament of voting
I have a very vivid memory from childhood of my father telling me that people should be able to keep what happens in the voting booth private. He defended it
Health, politics
Why I’m voting No on Question 2 in MA
A week from today Massachusetts voters will vote on question 2, titled “Prescribing Medication to End Life“. This is a bad law. In short, it allows physicians to describe a
A Guide to LadyVoting
This just in! I’m a woman voter. Apparently this says something about me, and politicians believe they can use this information to appeal to me.The first thing it says about