by Jennifer C. Braceras | Jan 11, 2016 | Politics
New Boston Post | January 11, 2016 Readers of this blog may be familiar with my Rock, Paper, Scissors theory of modern electoral politics, in which Beer Candidates beat Technocrats; Technocrats beat Careerists; and Visionaries beat practically anyone. The theory is...
by Jennifer C. Braceras | Jan 4, 2016 | Politics
New Boston Post | January 4, 2016 2016 is finally here. And, although much can change between now and the Iowa caucuses (February 1) and New Hampshire primary (February 9), below are eight political predictions based on presidential campaign history and the current...
by Jennifer C. Braceras | Dec 15, 2015 | Politics
New Boston post| December 15, 2015 Massachusetts “Technocrats”: Better than political hacks Last week’s blog post introduced my theory that, in the modern television/internet era, the candidate who is most personally “likable” wins. In short, the theory is that there...
by Jennifer C. Braceras | Dec 10, 2015 | Culture, Religion, Religion
New Boston Post | December 10, 2015 Hanukkah is about religious liberty. Plain and simple. Although many Americans are familiar with the symbol of the Menorah and the custom of playing Dreidel, few understand what Hanukkah is really about. Some people think of...
by Jennifer C. Braceras | Nov 16, 2015 | Other, Terrorism
New Boston Post | November 16, 2015, 8:49 EST Like millions of other Americans, I watched in horror on Friday as the news unfolded of the terrorist attacks in Paris, which left at least 132 innocent civilians dead and countless others wounded. I watched as cable news...
