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 coverage) with great interest. In truth, most of us do, because even as it fades in memory it remains both horrifying and perplexing, evoking complexContinue reading >>
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 through the witching hour: I have a hot chocolate addiction. At least every other day you will find me at a coffee shop that makesContinue reading >>
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 with a vehemence usually reserved for the seal of the confessional. My mother, too, while deeply religious, approached voting with devotional fervor. It was aContinue reading >>
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 massive amount of narcotics to patients who have been told they have six months or fewer to live. Six months is a long time, andContinue reading >>
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 me is that I like pretty pink fonts. Who knew? Scott Brown says I should like him because he has daughters and is nice. ElizabethContinue reading >>
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