Seymour Hersh nailed it as usual

Thank you, Holy Father, for your wisdom. May the nations listen.

Donald Trump’s task now is to press Iran’s leaders into avoiding a ruinous regional escalation and to persuade them to abandon any thought of trying to get a nuclear weapon. Neither will be easy econ.st/3I6PENo

For the first time, social media overtakes TV as Americans’ top news source niemanlab.org/2025/06/for-th…

Throughout my life, and especially since 2001, Presidents have been bombing or invading or whatnot-ing various nations, and in every case a debate breaks out among the jurists whether the War Powers Act or the AUMF or Article II authorizes the action. After a few days the debate

It's Fourth of July week, which means it's time for the New England Muzzle Awards, a project I launched at the late, great Boston Phoenix in 1998. Today: A Muzzle to the local access outlet in Waltham, Mass., for trying to silence citizen journalists. dankennedy.net/2025/06/25/the…

Joni!

A lot of the jobs AI will supposedly eliminate would have been cut anyway. AI is just the narrative device to give CEOs the confidence to do what they wanted to do

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The decision to publish details of Zohran Mamdani's Columbia University application has reignited simmering questions about sourcing and editorial guidelines the-week.visitlink.me/0OUly7

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BOSTON POLLING: New poll has Mayor Wu with high approval ratings as election day approaches >Jon Keller breaks it down for MASSterList massterlist.beehiiv.com/p/josh-kraft-s…

I’m very proud to join these outstanding teachers and scholars in the 2025 faculty cohort Hamilton School for Classical and Civic Ed. Big things are happening in Gainesville. news.ufl.edu/2025/07/hamilt…

Many. I do judge a book by its cover. I don’t think I’m alone either.

"But lately, his posts are not having the desired effect. It’s possible that what observers witnessed this weekend is a tipping point of sorts. Trump’s posts, instead of influencing reality, suggest that the president is retreating from it entirely" theatlantic.com/technology/arc…

New at Media Nation: An astonishing passage in the The Wall Street Journal's latest exclusive on Trump and Epstein. Plus, two The Boston Globe journalists are attacked while on assignment at Mass and Cass, and veteran political reporter Gintautas Dumcius moves to a new gig. dankennedy.net/2025/07/24/an-…

Early favorite for next year's The Pulitzer Prizes for photography?

Emerging theme of most 2026 ballot question proposals: Middle finger to the Legislature massterlist.beehiiv.com/p/voters-could…

The Lorax at the State House massterlist.beehiiv.com/p/state-agency…

From yesterday: Former ambassador joins top Beacon Hiil firm massterlist.beehiiv.com/p/smith-costel…