It took that new business owners a year to figure out its advertising strategy which it kicked of in May 2003 when it started to hype the fake sell-out streak which lasted until April 2013. The people who were now running the show had a slight relationship with Boston but a much closer one with the balance sheet. They…

At one time not so long ago I was a Red Sox fan. It all ended shortly before the team won its first World Series in my lifetime. I found myself not really caring whether they won or not. I had lost interest. In retrospect, one of the things that turned me off was the…

The case involving John J. O’Brien concerns the scandal that never happened. It began with a media report that the O’Brien filled positions in the probation department with people who were politically connected. The beginning of the end for O’Brien came with a federal racketeering indictment. The words of the federal indictment, here, charging him with…

Some have reported Obama is gathering nearly 50 African heads of state in Washington for an unprecedented summit aimed in part at building his legacy on a continent where his commitment has been questioned. I don’t agree. What I see Obama as doing is something vital to the future of America. It is not building his…

I’m no fan of Jeff Jacoby. I rarely read him. I always thought his opinions shallow, predictable and his thought process somewhat light. I figured he maintained his position at the Boston Globe as a columnist because he posed as a conservative voice among the many liberals. Although even in that disguise he follows the Globe’s line…