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Considering Kagan

She’s weak on free speech, but doesn’t deserve her ‘Seinfeld moment’
Elena Kagan, onetime dean of Harvard Law School and current US solicitor general, is a less than perfect candidate to sit on the Supreme Court.
By EDITORIAL | May 12, 2010

Impeach John Roberts

The Chief Justice lied
It is time for an enterprising and courageous member of the US House of Representatives to file articles of impeachment against the chief justice of the United States Supreme Court, John Roberts. The charge: lying under oath.
By EDITORIAL | February 08, 2010

Ted's turn

Clinton caves on crime bill, but Kennedy can still salvage it
A little-known provision in the crime bill now being negotiated by a House-Senate conference committee would greatly expand the number of prison cells available to house violent criminals, and it wouldn't be cost a dime. But it may be doomed unless Senator Ted Kennedy is willing to spend some political capital.
By AL GIORDANO | August 26, 2009

Just the beginning

The battle for marriage equality really starts now
More than a few people asked us why we are publishing this special section now — now that gay-marriage opponents have filed their People's Veto signatures, now that same-sex marriages will not be taking place at least until after Mainers vote on the issue on November 3.
By DEIRDRE FULTON | August 04, 2009

Just the beginning

The 12th Annual Muzzle Awards

A look at the dishonorable enemies of free speech and personal liberty in New England.
With the era of repression and secrecy fostered by George W. Bush and Dick Cheney finally over, this should be the best of times for freedom of expression, open government, and civil liberties. Yet change comes slowly.
By DAN KENNEDY | July 10, 2009

Supreme court

Maine senators playing major role in Sotomayor confirmation
Next month, Congress will begin confirmation hearings to decide the fate of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, the 55-year-old Bronx native whom President Barack Obama nominated last month to fill retiring Justice David Souter's spot on the nine-member bench.
By DEIRDRE FULTON | June 17, 2009

Female Trouble

A shocking dearth of Republican female pols should have the party in a panic. So why doesn't it care?
Conventional political wisdom says that for a party to oppose a woman — or a women's issue — it's best to send out a female spokesperson.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN | June 03, 2009

Out of the closet

Politics and other mistakes
I don't believe in gay stereotypes. With one exception.
By AL DIAMON | June 03, 2009

Play-by-play

On the front lines at the gay-marriage hearing
On the front lines at the gay-marriage hearing
By DEIRDRE FULTON + EMILY PARKHURST | April 30, 2009

Whitehouse: Pushing to pull the truth about Bush's war skullduggery from under bus

Digging deep
Rhode Island's Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse had a Joseph Welch moment during last week's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.
By PETER VOSKAMP | March 11, 2009

Way to normal

Politics and other mistakes
No offense, but you're totally unqualified to decide who my wife's boss is.
By AL DIAMON | December 10, 2008

Papa don't preach

Letters to the Boston editor, July 18, 2008
The total “wake-up call” is the promotion of father-less-ness in our great land and the effects it is having on society.
By BOSTON PHOENIX LETTERS | July 16, 2008

Moldy justice

Archaic laws are often funny, but they’re no laughing matter
A California law prohibits a woman from driving while wearing a house coat.
By HARVEY SILVERGLATE AND JAN WOLFE | October 12, 2007

Expanding the cloak of secrecy

Bush’s unrivaled claims to executive privilege deprive Americans of the basic info they need to act as citizens
Make no mistake: the Bush administration is attempting to codify Nixonian secrecy as official constitutional doctrine.
By EDITORIAL | July 03, 2007

Carrying the banner

Whitehouse impresses in the nation’s capital
It is always nice to see Little Rhody looking good on the national scene.
By PHILLIPE AND JORGE | May 02, 2007

Savage love

What we talk about when we talk about the Globe’s Pulitzer
First things first: congratulations to Globe reporter Charlie Savage on a much-deserved Pulitzer Prize.
By ADAM REILLY | April 18, 2007

Bad history

Politics and other mistakes
It’s not as if Democratic state senator John Martin of Eagle Lake doesn’t have any positive qualities.
By AL DIAMON | February 21, 2007

The Pah-ty's ovah

Congressional reps from New England are poised to lead the attack on Republican waste and fraud
For the past six years, the Republican-run federal government has been free to waste money, reward friends, and act incompetently, knowing that their misdeeds would go unexposed by the legislative branch. Nailing the GOP: New England Congressmen are sitting on some key committees. By David S. Bernstein
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN | January 24, 2007

Caught in the act

The questionable methods of Perverted Justice
Dateline NBC ’s “To Catch a Predator” series is dedicated to revealing, and more recently, arresting would-be sexual predators. But according to some, what’s portrayed on television is only a tiny snapshot of a bigger picture.
By KYLE SUTTON | January 18, 2007

Brief cases

No Scalia wag
This article originally appeared in the August 19, 1986 issue of the Boston Phoenix.
By HARVEY SILVERGLATE | November 14, 2006

Pardons are forever

To get his friends and allies out of the mess he created, George W. Bush is going to have to issue a slew of pardons
Prediction: Before leaving office, President Bush will issue a shockingly large number of presidential pardons to operatives who, with the administration’s blessing, ventured far outside the law to wage Bush’s “war on terror.” Who might need - and get - a pardon?: Legal advisers, high-level officials, covert operatives. By Harvey Silverglate
By HARVEY SILVERGLATE | August 22, 2006

Flashbacks: August 18, 2006

The Boston Phoenix has been covering the trends and events that shape our times since 1966.
These selections, culled from our back files, were compiled by Paul Babin and Sam MacLaughlin.
By FLASHBACKS | August 17, 2006

Bush’s real motive

Why is W. acting so recklessly in pursuit of the right to spy?
President George W. Bush’s persistent support of the National Security Agency’s warrantless eavesdropping program — the insidious surveillance system first disclosed by the New York Times on December 16 — represents much more than a stubborn presidential effort to catch terrorists.
By HARVEY SILVERGLATE | February 09, 2006

Alito: public enemy

The Phoenix editorial
How much damage will a conservative Court do?
By EDITORIAL | January 25, 2006

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Latest Articles

Considering Kagan

Impeach John Roberts

Ted's turn

Just the beginning

Just the beginning

The 12th Annual Muzzle Awards

Supreme court

Female Trouble

Out of the closet

Play-by-play

Whitehouse: Pushing to pull the truth about Bush's war skullduggery from under bus

Way to normal

Papa don't preach

Moldy justice

Expanding the cloak of secrecy

Carrying the banner

Savage love

Bad history

The Pah-ty's ovah

Caught in the act

Brief cases

Pardons are forever

Flashbacks: August 18, 2006

Bush’s real motive

Alito: public enemy