You can't have addicts without drugs, and efforts to clear open-air drug markets are bound to be short-lived as long as the suppliers are working ..read more

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas was not only in charge of the worst Secret Service failure since 1981 but has also failed to secure the southern U.S. border, for which the U.S. House has already voted to impeach him ..read more

Democrats and a complicit media are already building a cult of personality around Kamala Harris, circling the wagons to protect her from expected Republican attacks. Whether it’s planting memes on the Internet or stories in the media, the Harris campaign is riding a wave of favorable publicity, painting the vice president as a hip and likable figure and preparing to label any attacks against Harris as racist or misogynist. Their first attempt, however, has already backfired. Liberals circulated on social media that conservative Fox host Brian Kilmeade said Harris planned to speak to a “colored ..read more

Vice President Kamala Harris is in an odd position. One one hand, her candidacy for the presidency of the United States has excited supporters and allies thrilled with the potential “firsts” Harris would hit if she wins: first woman president, first woman president of color. On the other, she’s running on Joe Biden’s record, notable for being an array of “worsts;” profligate government spending, inflation, his response to inflation, and the border crisis, to name a few. According to FiveThirtyEight, Biden’s disapproval rating is in the mid-50s. There’s a reason for that. But this is the legacy ..read more

So much for unity. Donald Trump could have done himself and the divided country a lot of good had he simply thanked Joe Biden for his service and wished him well. Instead, he blew it. All he had to do was act the nice guy and show President Biden some respect for acknowledging that, after a lifelong career in government and politics, he was withdrawing from the presidential campaign in the best interest of the country. It would have been a decent thing to do, even if he didn’t mean it. It would have shown class and character, of which the anti-Trump crowd claims the former president has neithe ..read more

The name Chappaquiddick is synonymous with “Kennedy scandal.” Fifty-five years ago this month, Mary Jo Kopechne was a passenger in a car driven by Senator Edward Kennedy when he drove off a narrow bridge into Poucha Pond. Kopechne, who was trapped inside the car, died. When this July 25, 1969 photo was taken, Kennedy was being escorted by troopers as he left court in Edgartown, He pled guilty to the charge of leaving the scene of an accident and given a two-month jail sentence, suspended on probation. (AP Photo/Frank C. Curtin ..read more

Some Americans were stunned — and angry — when they heard Dr. Anthony Fauci tell Congress that the six-foot social distancing rule that made life so difficult during the pandemic “sort of just appeared” and wasn’t supported by any specific scientific studies. And many amateur chefs were chagrined with reports that the Department of Energy was proposing rules that could have meant the end of their treasured gas stoves. In both cases, government agencies imposing these policies say the experts know best. Opponents counter that, as COVID reminded America, the experts aren’t always right ..read more

Maura Healey finally read the room. After rolling out the welcome mat for migrants (guaranteed shelter, drivers licenses, work authorizations), the governor said enough to an unsustainable response to the influx of immigrants in Massachusetts. Gov. Maura Healey announced Tuesday a drastic re-do in triaging the state’s emergency assistance shelter system. Starting Aug. 1, the state will prioritize families who are homeless because of a no-fault eviction, who have at least one member who is a veteran, or who are homeless “because of sudden or unusual circumstances in Massachusetts beyond their c ..read more

It’s a monster week for torches. Joe Biden passed his to Kamala Harris. And the Olympic torch illuminates the City of Light for the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics starting Friday. Athletes arrive via la Seine for la grandiose affaire at la tour Eiffel. Six years of French in the Arlington Public Schools finally paid off. The official languages of the Olympics are English, French, and the language of the host country. But for bettors in Massachusetts, the Games include the original ancient Greek. As in: “The rules on Olympic betting in Massachusetts are Greek to ..read more

Since the stomach-turning assassination attempt against Donald Trump, some have wondered whether it is required to shade the truth about him in light of that awful event. It isn’t. The obvious truth about the former president remains what it was before. And the phrase that best describes telling the truth about him isn’t “Trump Derangement Syndrome.” It’s “being awake.” The most compelling witnesses to what a catastrophe Trump would be if returned to the Oval Office aren’t Democrats. They are leading Republicans who fell over one another at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee seeki ..read more