André Mayer
@andremayer.bsky.social
Old white liberal, Cambridge Massachusetts
John Adams’s Massachusetts constitution (1780) is notably more weighted towards separation of powers than the newer federal constitution.
February 9, 2025 at 6:52 PM
John Adams’s Massachusetts constitution (1780) is notably more weighted towards separation of powers than the newer federal constitution.
The ground rules were already too complicated
January 27, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The ground rules were already too complicated
He’s proposing it because he lives in his teen years, when the population of Gaza was (largely) displaced refugees and where they should end up was a reasonable question.
January 26, 2025 at 3:08 PM
He’s proposing it because he lives in his teen years, when the population of Gaza was (largely) displaced refugees and where they should end up was a reasonable question.
I had a professor in grad school who had written a book about White racism; he often had to explain that it wasn’t “Black history.”
January 26, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I had a professor in grad school who had written a book about White racism; he often had to explain that it wasn’t “Black history.”
Today’s Spelling Bee has its best words ever, and even accepts some of them
January 26, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Today’s Spelling Bee has its best words ever, and even accepts some of them
The change was apparently made during the first Trump administration?
January 22, 2025 at 10:42 PM
The change was apparently made during the first Trump administration?
But party membership is way down, no? So increasingly unrepresentative of the general public.
January 19, 2025 at 10:34 PM
But party membership is way down, no? So increasingly unrepresentative of the general public.
Though apparently not as bad as advertised
January 14, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Though apparently not as bad as advertised
A lot of French Canadians went straight to where the mills were — Lowell MA, Woonsocket RI, etc.
January 14, 2025 at 12:37 AM
A lot of French Canadians went straight to where the mills were — Lowell MA, Woonsocket RI, etc.
Also, Clinton is younger than Bush, who’s younger than Trump.
January 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Also, Clinton is younger than Bush, who’s younger than Trump.
Belongs with Pierre and The Confidence Man more than the maritime/South Seas books
January 11, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Belongs with Pierre and The Confidence Man more than the maritime/South Seas books
I’m afraid it may be the aftereffects (for individuals and colleges) of the FAFSA screwup.
January 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I’m afraid it may be the aftereffects (for individuals and colleges) of the FAFSA screwup.
I know about them from Joan Didion
January 10, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I know about them from Joan Didion
Not quite right, though — the UK for a time had a surcharge that pushed the top rate above 100%.
January 10, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Not quite right, though — the UK for a time had a surcharge that pushed the top rate above 100%.
Well, yes. But the pre-2002 situation, when Boston and Chicago had won in 80 years, Philly once, and SF, Houston, Dallas and the Angels never, was great either.
January 9, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Well, yes. But the pre-2002 situation, when Boston and Chicago had won in 80 years, Philly once, and SF, Houston, Dallas and the Angels never, was great either.
If you really think there are as many baseball fans in KC or Pittsburgh as in NY, LA, or Boston, I guess you’re entitled to your opinion.
January 9, 2025 at 11:02 PM
If you really think there are as many baseball fans in KC or Pittsburgh as in NY, LA, or Boston, I guess you’re entitled to your opinion.
Viewers drive dollars, ultimately; granted that college football on cable used to be an exception.
January 9, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Viewers drive dollars, ultimately; granted that college football on cable used to be an exception.
Yes, but it’s not what most people are seeing/reading
January 9, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Yes, but it’s not what most people are seeing/reading
But is there a problem? Why should teams with few fans have an equal chance? Look at it this way: the NFL is the Senate, MLB is the House.
January 9, 2025 at 10:20 PM
But is there a problem? Why should teams with few fans have an equal chance? Look at it this way: the NFL is the Senate, MLB is the House.
They don’t expect to “win” votes — they hope to avoid being attacked on this issue.
January 9, 2025 at 10:09 PM
They don’t expect to “win” votes — they hope to avoid being attacked on this issue.
Second terms tend to be a lot less successful than the first ones. Just saying.
January 8, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Second terms tend to be a lot less successful than the first ones. Just saying.
Silas Marner was the worst; later found she’d written better books.
January 7, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Silas Marner was the worst; later found she’d written better books.
“Organized Labor” is the Dems’ Elon Musk — provides resources, can threaten in primaries, but is not a general election voting bloc.
January 5, 2025 at 4:21 PM
“Organized Labor” is the Dems’ Elon Musk — provides resources, can threaten in primaries, but is not a general election voting bloc.