This is my blanket category for the site; it’s an attempt to explain a concept in a deeper way.
The Ryan Ferguson case is quite literally insane, and something that shows the depths of the U.S. justice system. In short, he was convicted of the murder of Kent Heitholt, a former sports editor in Missouri. Charles Erickson, an acquaintance of… Continue Reading
Good rundowns here, here, and here. The big show is in the Virginia governor race, but there’s also 312 Mayoral elections, including big ones in Boston (first open ballot in 20 years), NYC (no more Bloomberg), Seattle (expected to be tight),… Continue Reading
Worldwide surveys consistently rank Scandinavia as one of the best places to live on Earth. Here’s one prominent example. I’ve been obsessed with the area for a few years now; I have a background in education (was a teacher for a… Continue Reading
The above embed is from CBS Sunday Morning yesterday, and last week NPR tackled the topic as well. It’s predominantly an issue in Colorado and California at present, and the central reasoning is rural citizens believing that state governments are primarily beholden to… Continue Reading
Mike Michaud, a Congressman running for Governor of Maine in 2014, came out as gay over the weekend. (The title of the post was “Yes, I’m gay. Now let’s get our state back on track.”) Michaud is potentially winning the race — which,… Continue Reading
Blackberry is abandoning efforts to sell itself, and the CEO is stepping down. As noted in the embedded video with that piece, Blackberry had half the U.S. smartphone market just five years ago; now it has roughly one percent. You can call this… Continue Reading
Yep, that happens this weekend. I can still remember my mom teaching me how to remember it: spring ahead, fall back. I got it, but I had no idea why, what the purpose was, what it could possibly accomplish, and I… Continue Reading
Roughly 47 million Americans are getting hit by the food stamp cuts that went into effect today, and the food stamp (SNAP) program could fall even more in coming months. The House and the Senate are haggling (surprise) over two versions… Continue Reading