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A water drop and ripples

“Education is an investment” is mostly a useless, misused statement.

By Justin Katz | February 28, 2025 |

One could pick apart on its own terms Nicholas Ferroni’s commentary suggesting that most states can’t be trusted to run their own education systems and “education is not an expense; it’s an investment”: For context, Ferroni is a teacher in New Jersey who calls himself an “activist” (apparently for left-wing social causes) and moonlights as…

A monster in a child costume.

Politics This Week: Not What Things Seem to Be

By Justin Katz | February 18, 2025 |

John DePetro and Justin Katz reveal the hidden realities of RI politics.

A horse-riding general leads his troops off a cliff

Politics This Week: Our Uncredible Elite

By Justin Katz | February 4, 2025 |

John DePetro and Justin Katz break down some of the latest political news in Rhode Island.

A group of preppy guys prepare to brawl in an alley

Politics This Week: The Familiar Face of Battling Corruptions

By Justin Katz | December 23, 2024 |

John DePetro and Justin Katz observe the competing (but very similar) factions of corruption in RI.

A family walks through a deteriorating morgue

Politics This Week: The Constant Stench of Corruption

By Justin Katz | November 4, 2024 |

John DePetro and Justin Katz highlight the constant sense of political corruption in Rhode Island.

Villains sitting on a platform with the ladder up sawed off.

Politics This Week: Nothing a Little Genuine Competition Couldn’t Fix

By Justin Katz | October 21, 2024 |

John DePetro and Justin Katz follow local stories’ thread of RI’s obvious need for political competition.

A heavy man races casually without competition

Politics This Week: Corruption Without Competition

By Justin Katz | October 15, 2024 |

John DePetro and Justin Katz discuss ways in which corruption thrives without competitive elections.

A bored RI governor waits for the work day to end

Politics This Week: When “Public Service” Is the Day Job

By Justin Katz | October 7, 2024 |

John DePetro and Justin Katz wonder where the will for public service has gone.

Tow truck driver in a suit sleeps at the wheel by the side of the road

Politics This Week: Leadership Asleep at the Wheel

By Justin Katz | September 30, 2024 |

John DePetro and Justin Katz review some of the ways in which Rhode Island’s priorities are out of whack.

Toys march out of the playroom

Politics This Week: Why Should They Stay?

By Justin Katz | September 23, 2024 |

John DePetro and Justin Katz check in on politics in RI.