Michael Graham
Boston Herald
Washington, DC, United States
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Graham: Pols would rather fight than fix America’s problems
Watching the heart-wrenching scene of sobbing parents mourning school children lost to senseless violence, Americans are asking ourselves once again: “Why can’t we fix America’s gun violence problem?” Because we can’t fix anything. → Read More
Graham: Could you be having a ‘smash-and-grab’ Christmas?
The videos are shocking: Gangs of criminals swarming into high-end stores like Nordstrom and Louis Vuitton and brazenly walking out with thousands of dollars in jewelry, handbags, and luxury goods. It’s all caught on videotape, and often under the watching eyes of store security. Even more shocking? The person behind that crime could be — you. → Read More
Graham: Build Back Better blocks Pell funding for career college students
A spending proposal in President Joe Biden's Build Back Better plan would deny funding for students who choose to attend private-sector career colleges, rather than public community colleges. It's a burden that would disproportionately fall on veterans, older students, and people of color. → Read More
Graham: Top border cop nominee blames China for fake drugs
While the debate over sanctuary cities and migration made the headlines Tuesday, President Joe Biden's nominee to be America's top border cop used his appearance before the Senate Finance Committee to call out a country far from the border for its role in counterfeit goods and illegal drugs: China. → Read More
Graham: Biden needs natural gas to hit green energy goals
Biden announced his commitment to reducing U.S. emissions to at least 50 percent below 2005 levels by 2030. It's a goal some energy analysts believe is unrealistic. → Read More
Joy of the season can’t be diminished by dark times
Despite months of hyperpartisan politics and angry street protests and even a global pandemic — somehow or other, Christmas came just the same. → Read More
Vaping bans a smokescreen for elitist agenda
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 10-1 to ban smoking and vaping in apartments inside buildings with three or more units – unless you’re smoking or vaping pot. → Read More
Calling Trump supporters ‘white supremacists’ not a winning message for progressives
There are more than 1.1 million people in Massachusetts who voted to re-elect Donald Trump, nearly a third of the population of America’s most progressive state backing the president. → Read More
A narrow Trump loss gives Republicans a huge win
Republicans please — stop fighting for votes! Are Democratic hacks in Philly fiddling with the ballots? Probably. But what do you expect? It’s Philadelphia. Did some big-name pollsters release ridiculous “Biden winning by a bazillion” numbers on the eve of the election to drive down GOP turnout? Either that, or they really stink at their jobs. […] → Read More
Markey won the Senate seat, but AOC can claim victory
A Kennedy gets pulverized at the polls in Massachusetts, and it's no big deal? That's your story, Democrats, and you're sticking to it. → Read More
Note to Joe Kennedy: Conservatives take hits from progressives every day
Joseph P. Kennedy III: The “P” stands for “Please stop whining, you pathetic millennial pipsqueak!” → Read More
Facts canceled in rush to discredit anything Trump likes
Susan B. Anthony, the one-time heroine of American “her-story” once celebrated as a champion of the suffragette movement, has now joined Thomas Jefferson, George Washington and even J.K. Rowling on the progressive Left’s enemies list. → Read More
Biden’s VP pick makes history, but not much sense
Media coverage is promoting an obvious fiction: That Sen Kamala Harris is good at running for high public office. She's not. And we all know it. Because we watched her do it. → Read More
Bay State border-jumping tax grab way out of bounds
If Massachusetts were a diner, it’s motto would be “Home of the World’s Most Expensive ‘Free Lunch.’” → Read More
Unremarkable Ed Markey could make Joe K III a left-over
There is no idea so far-left loony that Ed Markey will not embrace it. → Read More
Progressives get a pass when vile speech targets Republicans
Where is Boston’s social-justice-loving liberal media? Why aren’t they covering a prominent activist unloading racist and sexist smears on a Black woman seeking public office? → Read More
Raise a glass to vanishing right to voice an opinion
Be careful as you read this, Comrade. Your waitress may be watching. Yes, as you sit outside waiting for your panini or plate of eggs, your server could be surveilling. Your barkeep may be keeping abreast of your commentary. → Read More
Amid demonstrations, liberal elites praise violence as protest tool
Some call them protesters. Others call them rioters. But to America’s enlightened elites, there’s only one word that will do: Heroes. → Read More
Bravo to Baker for giving tax-spike idea the boot
Tuesday's Boston Herald reported on a call for higher state income taxes from 91 “Massachusetts economists,” a phrase that --like “Minnesota Nice” and “Rocky Mountain Oysters” – denotes you’re not dealing with the real thing. → Read More
Ayanna Pressley, Marty Walsh want Boston closed amid coronavirus crisis, workers lose
Why does Rep. Ayanna Pressley want black people to go without paychecks? What does Mayor Marty Walsh have against the workin’ man? → Read More