Does Perry have a chance in the New Hampshire primaries? He certainly seems to think so. But of course, candidates have to talk a good game. But Perry is way behind Romney in New Hampshire right now. New Hampshire tends … Continue reading →
Hurricane Irene may be gone, but its aftermath isn’t. And although the effects were nowhere near as bad as originally predicted, for some communities they are still very bad indeed. Rivers are still rising in New Jersey. And landlocked Vermont—of … Continue reading →
There’s an old New England joke that we’ve got two seasons here: winter and the Fourth of July. But not this year. This year, folks, we’ve got a real summer, one that would do any place proud. It’s been sunny … Continue reading →
…long-sought Boston mobster Whitey Bulger. Who’s next? The wheels of justice grind slow. But the ad campaign that finally got Whitey ground pretty fast; it seems to have been a question (literally) of “cherchez la femme” [emphasis mine]: Bulger and … Continue reading →
In my continuing effort to get into a summer holiday mood this weekend, I am posting a link to Dr. Beach’s list of top ten sandy ocean spots. It’s heavy on the Hawaiian venues, but it also includes one in … Continue reading →
Tiny Vermont is probably the most leftist state in the union. Like many other New England states, it has a mix of old-time residents and their offspring, who tend to be more conservative, and relatively new arrivals (“new” in New … Continue reading →
I recently read Savage Beauty, a biography of American poet Edna St. Vincent Millay. There are several passages in the book that describe the power of Millay’s voice and its remarkable ability to transfix and even seduce (in Millay’s case, … Continue reading →
How does one get ready for the big stormstorm that’s predicted for the Northeast? First thing to do is to accept it. Then, make sure there’s enough food in the place—although after the almost nonstop eating fest of the last … Continue reading →
When I read this column by Brian McGrory criticizing Barney Frank in the Boston Globe, I had to keep checking the venue to make sure I wasn’t imagining things. Since I’m not a regular Globe reader anymore (although I put … Continue reading →
I wrote about Sean Bielat yesterday. He’s Barney Frank’s opponent, and he’s got a chance to win. But when I wrote it I hadn’t yet seen two videos that Ace posted later in the evening. They are so fine that … Continue reading →
Who’s Sean Bielat? Why, Barney Frank’s opponent, that’s who. I’m a little late to the game, but apparently there’s a chance (see this and this) that Frank could be defeated. Just let that sink in: Barney Frank’s tenure in the … Continue reading →
Amity Shlaes, author of The Forgotten Man—a book about the Great Depression—applies herself to the economic differences between Maine and New Hampshire today. As a New Englander, I know these two states (and Vermont and Massachusetts and Connecticut and Rhode … Continue reading →