1. 4 Jun



    Before James Rosen and the AP records seizure…

    An unsettling reminder that the government has tried to suppress national security reporting through intimidation and legal threats all throughout contemporary American history. From Jeremy Scahill’s new book Dirty Wars: The World is a Battlefield, on the investigation into the U.S.’s role in the 1973 death of democratically elected Chilean president Salvador Allende:

    At one point during the Church investigations, Cheney attempted to compel the FBI to investigate famed investigative journalist Seymour Hersh and to seek an indictment against him and the New York Times for espionage in retaliation for Hershe’s exposé on illegal domestic spying by the CIA. The aim was to frighten other journalists from exposing secret controversial actions by the White House.

     

  2. 3 Jun


    “Harvey represents a real chance to win, an equalizer on a team that, four out of five games, trots out on the field already at a severe disadvantage. On days he pitches, 35% more televisions viewers aged 25 to 54 tune in. On those days, there is hope. It’s Harvey Day.” — I wrote about Matt Harvey and what he means to the Mets and their fans, over at Began in ‘96

    “Harvey represents a real chance to win, an equalizer on a team that, four out of five games, trots out on the field already at a severe disadvantage. On days he pitches, 35% more televisions viewers aged 25 to 54 tune in. On those days, there is hope. It’s Harvey Day.”

    — I wrote about Matt Harvey and what he means to the Mets and their fans, over at Began in ‘96

     

  3. 28 May



    In states like Michigan and Alabama, health insurance monopolies live on, and are free to jack up prices

    My latest for SNL Financial: Why Obamacare’s state health exchanges are powerless against insurers’ market dominance.

     

  4. 7 May


    Selected shots from the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting, May 2013

     

  5. 23 Apr


    Three pieces, three perspectives: Began in ‘96 on the Boston Marathon bombings

    After Boston: Running for a reason

    On running, and what it takes

    Running long and running strong

     

  6. 20 Apr


    Front page, Massachusetts papers. April 20, 2013.

     

  7. 1 Apr



    The Tangential: “Millennials Are Poor Schlubs Living On Breast Milk (Still?),” Says Underpaid Boomer Columnist Who Doesn’t Like Twitter

    thetangential:

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    I have read all the articles and I have these requests:

    • Stop talking about how my generation is pathetic because some of us live at home after college. The economy crashed because generations before us were greedy and irresponsible with money, not because we spent too much time as…

    All of this.

     

  8. 28 Mar


    “He is the high-profile figure the football-to-rugby migration needs, the one who’s second act could be as not just a rugby star but an ambassador for the game. His success could convince others toiling in professional football’s lower leagues, or staring down the ends of their college careers, to pick up the odd-shaped ball and give it a go.” — Why NFL washout Maurice Clarett is the key to a rugby sevens resurgence in the U.S., now at Began in ‘96

    “He is the high-profile figure the football-to-rugby migration needs, the one who’s second act could be as not just a rugby star but an ambassador for the game. His success could convince others toiling in professional football’s lower leagues, or staring down the ends of their college careers, to pick up the odd-shaped ball and give it a go.”

    — Why NFL washout Maurice Clarett is the key to a rugby sevens resurgence in the U.S., now at Began in ‘96

     

  9. 25 Mar


    “[T] he winds have changed, and there’s power to be grabbed. No doubt some of the biggest names in the business are eyeing a castle of their own.” — How Peter King, Bill Simmons and the top 0.1% are changing sports media for the rest of us 

    “[T] he winds have changed, and there’s power to be grabbed. No doubt some of the biggest names in the business are eyeing a castle of their own.”

    — How Peter King, Bill Simmons and the top 0.1% are changing sports media for the rest of us 

     

  10. 21 Mar


    “Henderson has taken all of our quiet unease and fed it through a bullhorn. He’s the NCAA’s worst nightmare, the Rebel putting the system’s hard realities on blast. He’s the one who realizes it’s all in the game, and is taking that game for all it’s worth.” — Marshall Henderson is brash, beloved and the personification of our growing skepticism of the NCAA, now at Began in ‘96

    “Henderson has taken all of our quiet unease and fed it through a bullhorn. He’s the NCAA’s worst nightmare, the Rebel putting the system’s hard realities on blast. He’s the one who realizes it’s all in the game, and is taking that game for all it’s worth.”

    — Marshall Henderson is brash, beloved and the personification of our growing skepticism of the NCAA, now at Began in ‘96