Commentary

Ayanna Pressley’s history making accomplishment was a genuine surprise to all of us.

Lively and his supporters show that Massachusetts isn’t immune to the crisis threatening our democracy: a small but vocal core of angry voters willing to embrace demagogues who demonize others.

The fact that challengers to several longtime legislators were successful shows that democracy in Massachusetts still has a beating pulse. But we can do better.

I know the relief of enjoying a movie free of offensive racial stereotypes, which remain stubbornly embedded in many otherwise harmless movies.

The trend could recast the complexion of the political establishment in Boston and Massachusetts in the coming years

Funny, profane, and contradictory, McCain held the media in thrall as he campaigned for president in 2000.

From Midwest towns like Grant County, Indiana and to St Clair County Illinois to the state of Wisconsin and our neighbor to the north, Vermont, states, towns and cities are willing to pay thousands of dollars to entice residents to put down roots.

For politicians and public figures, the solution to the gaffe challenge is obvious: Don’t step on your message with language that will seem clumsy, dumb, or insensitive if it’s taken out of context. But there are lessons for the media, too.