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Boston Herald opinion columnist Joe Battenfield and I agree on one thing for certain: the Mass GOP doesn’t appeal to Massachusetts voters, which makes state elections less competitive. That’s where... (Read more)

Earlier this week, I officially launched the Beacon Hill Compliance Tracker to the public, with the help of local grassroots leaders. A big question on my mind lately has been what constitutes ethi... (Read more)

MassGOP chair Amy Carnevale recently took issue with the enforcement of the MBTA Communities Act: “The MBTA Communities Act was never intended to be a stick-first approach by the Commonwealth. What... (Read more)

A veteran venture capitalist is aiming to dismantle the “one-party system” in Massachusetts by adopting the national veteran-disrespecting, fiscally disastrous, three-branch-controlling platform of... (Read more)

State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg attempted to remove Cannabis Control Commission Chair Shannon O’Brien, alleging gross misconduct, but a Massachusetts judge found Goldberg had committed a “clear er... (Read more)

Republican icon Ronald Reagan once struck a fear of government interference into the hearts of red-blooded patriots everywhere when he famously said, “The nine most terrifying words in the English ... (Read more)

I don’t know if there’s a formal name for this—when two sides of an argument try to “cancel” their hypocrisy out—but it’s one of the most frustrating habits I regularly notice. You see it all the t... (Read more)