Justin Katz
With reports of Rhode Island Republicans’ difficulties getting on ballots continuing to roll in, it’s difficult not to decry something as criminal (if only metaphorically): The Warren Board of Canvassers is investigating whether signatures were improperly collected on nomination papers returned by Dana Peloso, a Republican challenging incumbent Democrat Jan Malik for the District 67…
As a writer (lamentably too little of creative works), I find it difficult not to spend some paragraphs indulging in imaginative exercises concerning what the experience of being Bobby Oliveira. Inasmuch as I’ve no interest in addressing the likely consequences of such an indulgence, I’ll offer herewith only a link to his thoughts on his…
Monique took the mic with Matt Allen, last night, to talk about our congressional delegation and its difficulty applying economic principles consistently when it comes to oil (segment streamable by clicking here, or download).
The depressing thing is that the “bright spot” of this finding is that Professor Lardaro’s index doesn’t go back far enough to have captured pre-Reagan economic periods: Economically speaking, Rhode Island is in the midst of the “worst year” in a quarter century, according to a local index released today. After a brief uptick in…
Regardless of the identity of the alleged harasser, I agree with Will that the timing of Bobby Oliveira’s arrest is suspicious. I’d even go so far as to suggest that it’s reason for concern, given its Rhode Island political context: The police yesterday picked up School Committee candidate Robert. T. Oliveira on a year-old arrest…
There’s a lesson in empathy available in this: And several thousand other state workers are caught in the middle of a war between leaders of the largest employees union, Council 94, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees that has put that union’s executive director — and lead negotiator — Dennis Grilli on the…
Apropos of our discussion of religion and evolution, a story from the Second Book of Kings comes to mind. Naaman is a foreign military commander, valiant and respected, who has become inflicted with leprosy. A military campaign brings a captured Israelite girl into his house as a servant, and she suggests that he seek out…
Believe it or not, I’m not a big fan of class warfare. I’m a blue-collar capitalist, after all. I break my back merely to get by, but I’m deeply suspicious of plans to grant the government authority to redistribute income away from those who are more likely to have their backs massaged than strained. Still,…
The audio file of Marc’s appearance on the Matt Allen Violent Round Table, with Ian Donnis and Lou Pulner, is available here.
Jonah Goldberg notes an incident of a county commissioner in Texas being attacked for using the phrase “black hole” in precisely the metaphorical manner in which it is used regularly across the nation. Writes Goldberg: Obviously, there’s something to be said for ignoring the childish grievance-peddling that motivates so much of this nonsense. But the…