Daily Archives: December 17, 2004

Strength in Uniformity

Last week a concerned friend in New York City sent me the following disturbing article, from a site called WhatDoesItmean: In a chilling act more reminiscent of the now defunct Soviet Union or the Nazi regime of Adolph Hitler, the … Continue reading

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Shakespearean Legacy Flying Rats Infest Boston

Boston’s legendary, ongoing celebration of incompetence, malfeasance and the art of the bureaucratic boondoggle, otherwise known as the Big Dig, has enlivened the lives of locals for over ten years now. Beguiled by the cost overruns (to the tune of $10 … Continue reading

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Disposable Heroes

Every year Boston Globe columnist Derrick Z. Jackson does a number of columns on the sham and shame which major college sports in this country have become.  Specifically, the low graduation rates of black male athletes at major school programs … Continue reading

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