And a delay on climate

The Senate will put off consideration of a climate-change bill until spring - and that’s good news. ...

Moving on health

Even as Senate Democrats prepare to make a show of support for majority leader Harry Reid’s health care...

Taxpayers never win

Just when you think the Legislature might actually be “getting it” - hearing the public’s...

Race for last place

In failing to adopt meaningful education reforms by the end of formal sessions this week the Legislature has...

Fighting for mediocrity

You can’t argue with results. Well, you can - if you’re the Boston Teachers Union. The...

Rationing is here

The latest news about guidelines for breast cancer screenings comes at a fascinating juncture in our political...

Put the kids first

After tense behind-the-scenes negotiations the Senate yesterday was headed toward agreement on an education reform...

Too close for comfort

Cambridge police didn’t do anything wrong when they drove a soused Sen. Anthony Galluccio to...

Tempting our taste buds

OK, Bostonians, let’s remove that chip we carry around on our shoulders about all things New York and celebrate...

. . . and circus sideshows

The adage about giving the public “bread and circuses” immediately came to mind at the news that for...

Of paper tigers . . .

No matter how powerful they think they are, members of the state Legislature are going to run into trouble trying...

Pols are stuck in neutral

When it comes to road-testing for elderly drivers Beacon Hill has talked a good game. But unless the Legislature...

Skids are greased for UMass ‘law’

After yet another “thorough review process” - one that took less than a month - University of Massachusetts...

The Vietnam parallel

Newsweek magazine, which often seems mired in the orthodoxies of liberalism, has produced a most astute analysis...

Too big to what?

Congressional committees are wrestling with legislation aimed at dealing with the problem of banks and other financial...