Author Archives: patrick

“Boston is not a “museum,” as hipness-deprived college students, transplanted New Yorkers, and ex-suburbanites complain — because museums are supposed to preserve the past. Instead, this city has become a simulacrum of itself, a gift shop(pe) writ large.” – http://hilobrow.com/2010/06/01/fake-authenticity/

“Obviously that involves kinetic military action, particularly on the front end.” – The word to describe what the United States is doing in Libya is ‘war.’  The word to describe the language the administration is using to talk about what … Continue reading →

“ Democrats and other critics said the president had no right to brag about a deficit that remains so large in the fifth year of an economic expansion. They pointed out that the deficit this year will be the fourth-largest … Continue reading →

“So on Tuesday I rage spiraled into space for a while when I was told that Todd Goldman was ripping off my designs AGAIN. I know my designs are simple and play on ideas we all understand but the fact … Continue reading →

“So on Tuesday I rage spiraled into space for a while when I was told that Todd Goldman was ripping off my designs AGAIN. I know my designs are simple and play on ideas we all understand but the fact … Continue reading →

“On Wednesday, the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau offered a way to salvage 5 million in debt by refinancing savings. It had said the bill could pass as late as early April if other accounting moves were done by Walker’s administration … Continue reading →

“On Wednesday, the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau offered a way to salvage 5 million in debt by refinancing savings. It had said the bill could pass as late as early April if other accounting moves were done by Walker’s administration … Continue reading →

Mr. King and Mr. McDonough each took pains on Sunday to say that he had no quarrel with the other. “We welcome any involvement in the issue,” Mr. McDonough said of the hearings. “It’s an important issue.” No, actually, it’s … Continue reading →

Mr. King and Mr. McDonough each took pains on Sunday to say that he had no quarrel with the other. “We welcome any involvement in the issue,” Mr. McDonough said of the hearings. “It’s an important issue.” No, actually, it’s … Continue reading →

Comprendre, c’est pardoner.: intherainyseason: “You want to know why we keep losing our battles, on…: intherainyseason: “You want to know why we keep losing our battles, on the front for legal and accessible abortion? Those names. Those men. Those Democrats, … Continue reading →