America
Is the electoral college racist?
The Boston Globe | Opinion | September 1, 2020 Far from being racist, the Electoral College protects the interests of anyone in the minority — political, geographic, racial, or otherwise. In a political season marred by racial unrest, the claim that the Electoral...
Coronavirus should put an end to the town meeting
The Boston Globe | Op-Ed | May 4, 2020 Here’s hoping it’s consigned forever to the dust heap of history. In a pre-coronavirus world, spring in New England used to mean town meeting. In more than 200 Massachusetts towns, voters gathered publicly to deliberate and...
Ranked-choice voting threatens to distort election outcomes
The Boston Globe | Op-Ed | December 12, 2019 Frequently hailed as a way to reduce polarization, ranked-choice voting is, in fact, a dangerously complex process that threatens to distort election outcomes Anyone concerned about voter participation and the integrity of...
The real constitutional crisis
The Boston Globe | Op-Ed | November 7, 2019 Many commentators are breathlessly reporting that America is on the brink of a constitutional crisis. They’re right, but not in the sense that they imagine. Political scientists and law professors define a “constitutional...
Do most voters even know who Bill Weld is?
The Boston Globe | Op-Ed | July 8, 2019 Does Bill Weld really think he can beat Donald Trump? The 73-year-old former Massachusetts governor is currently raising money for his long-shot quest for the Republican presidential nomination. Good luck. Do most voters...
A tale of two rollouts: Tone-deaf Joe Biden vs. patriotic Seth Moulton
The Washington Examiner | Opinion | April 29, 2019 I used to think of former Vice President Joe Biden as the Democratic Party’s best hope to beat President Trump in 2020. As the son of a used car salesman, the Scranton, Pa., native has an avuncular style that...
The Washington Examiner | Opinion | April 29, 2019 I used to think of former Vice President Joe Biden as the Democratic Party’s best hope to beat President Trump in 2020. As the son of a used car salesman, the Scranton, Pa., native has an avuncular style that appeals...
Democrats cry ‘wolf’ on collusion and cover-ups
The Boston Globe | Op-Ed | March 26, 2019 The Mueller investigation is over. According to a summary of Mueller’s report from Attorney General William Barr, we now know that Donald Trump’s presidential campaign did not conspire with Russia to influence the 2016...
Ayanna Pressley thinks your 16-year-old should be able to vote. Let that sink in a minute
The Boston Globe | Op-Ed | March 11, 2019 Representative Ayanna Pressley thinks your 16-year-old should be able to vote. Let that sink in a minute. She wants to let your monosyllabic, barely-driving child and her friends help determine the next president of the United...
For Capuano, Demography was Destiny
The Hill | Op-ed | September 13, 2018 The story of Boston City Councilor Ayanna Pressley’s “upset” primary victory over 10-term Congressman Mike Capuano is a compelling one: young, progressive woman trounces Democratic establishment icon. The district wanted “change.”...
Without Columbus, There Would Be No Latinos
The Wall Street Journal | September 24, 2017 The collective impulse to tear down statues and rename buildings to meet modern sensibilities is growing stronger by the day. Earlier this month a statue of Christopher Columbus in New York’s Central Park was...
To Bring Back U.S. History, Repeal Common Core
New Boston Post | April 18, 2016 Today, Massachusetts celebrates Patriots’ Day. In towns across the commonwealth, crowds will gather for parades of marching bands, scout troops and public officials. In Lexington and Concord, Redcoats and Minutemen will reenact the...
You Say You Want a Revolution?
Originally published in the NewBostonPost | February 11, 2016 New Hampshire has spoken. In voting for Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders on Tuesday, Granite State Republicans and Democrats sent a clear anti-establishment message. Although the anger on both sides of the...
The End of Identity Politics?
The Boston Herald | Op-Ed | May 6, 2015 Presidential candidate and former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina wants to put "an end to identiy politics." In a not-so-vieled attack on Hillary Clinton, Firoina suggested Monday that voters need to focus less on the...
In Defense of Gridlock
Founders saw gridlock as democratic balance
“What binds us together as Americans is our common past and our common purpose. While it is fine to celebrate our diversity, we must always remember that we are Americans first. If we begin to see ourselves primarily as members of distinct racial and ethnic groups, or as global citizens without any national identity at all, then the American experiment has failed.”
