Democrats on the March
A new study by criminology professors from the University of Rhode Island and Rutgers University — Luzi Shi and Jason Silver, respectively — produces some interesting results, although the URI press release is arguably inaccurate. Here are the headline and lede: Americans favor punishing only protestors they disagree with, new research shows Study finds Americans…
Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos’s attempt to tar competitor Gabe Amos for — get this — having ties to Home Depot is fascinating: He wants voters to focus on his work as a public servant and to ignore the fact that he was a registered lobbyist for Home Depot despite the company’s ties to the far-right…
John DePetro and Justin Katz kick off the week with political talk.
John DePetro and Justin Katz discuss the curious lack of real disagreement in RI politics.
John DePetro and Justin Katz discuss evidence of unions’ tightening grip on Rhode Island and other political topics.
John DePetro and Justin Katz review the political news of the day in Rhode Island.
John DePetro and Justin Katz review ways in which the RI elite fail to represent the people.
John DePetro and Justin Katz review the ominous signs of change in Rhode Island.
John DePetro and Justin Katz explore the increasingly disconnected behavior of RI’s political elite.
Let’s go through all of the basics. Most basic of all: A debt remains real, even when you don’t have the money to pay it. And what makes a debt real? Basically, a debt is real when the parties who agreed to it and other parties around them agree that something bad will happen, if…