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Scott Brown’s victory tonight is a political earthquake that will be felt throughout the country. This little-known Republican state senator defeated a large and powerful Democratic machine that has defined …
Read MoreToday is the Massachusetts Senate Special Election. The seat up for grabs was held by the late Senator Kennedy for 46 years. His passing marked the end of America’s best …
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This column was inspired by an essay prompt from Professor Douglas Kriner’s PO 317 course on American Presidential Leadership. The comparison between Presidents John Fitzgerald Kennedy and Barack Obama is …
Read MoreI’m a bit of a news nerd. I wake up in the morning and on a regular basis and turn on some form of news broadcasting. However, I find local …
Read MoreFew politicians these days have the personality of Boris Johnson, the current Mayor of London, who was elected in 2008. Boris, who has some of the world’s greatest hair ever, …
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November 9th will see the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Last week I spoke with Jonathan Zatlin, a BU associate professor, about how The Wall fell …
Read MoreAt the inauguration of President Barack Obama, millions of people rejoiced together for a new beginning in America. I saw tears, smiles, various expressions reacting to the notion that this …
Read MoreLast year, unforeseen amounts of youth voters turned out to cast a ballot in the 2008 Presidential Election. Now that Obama is securely in office and there are no major …
Read MoreIn case you aren’t aware (and let’s face it, most of us aren’t), Boston will hold its quadrennial mayoral and city council elections next Tuesday, November 3. Incumbent and current …
Read MoreI have been a fan of political comedian Bill Maher for 5 or 6 years now. In high school I got into his HBO show Real Time With Bill Maher, …
Read MoreA bill has recently been introduced in the Massachusetts Legislature that would replace the current system of mandatory private health care coverage with a new single payer system to be …
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This Thursday will see the final meeting of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority Board. The authority will wrap up operations on November 1, when it will merge with the MBTA and …
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