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The Daily Hash! - Patrick Barron of Defining the Machine
“Voting in new congressmen is like changing tires on a car that doesn’t run.†My guest, Patrick Barron, ran for Congress in 2010 (Massachusetts ). The result, he founded Defining the Machine. In this interview, Barron defines the machine itself and
The Daily Hash! - Greater Boston Teaparty Prez Patrick Humphries
Newly-elected Greater Boston TeaParty president Patrick Humphries took a few minutes to discuss his plans for the organization and a few of his CPAC takeaways.
The Daily Hash! - Tori Richards discusses Solar City Hijinks!
Solar City is a "green energy" company founded by Paypal billionaire-Tesla CEO Elon Musk. My guest Tori Richards has identified problems with Solar's work quality. Listen in!
The Daily Hash - Buffet, Apple, Putin & Marijuana
The sage of Omaha enters the ranks of the Deniers! Apple's CEO Tim Cook explodes! Putin the Predator; the Christian Science Monitor's take, as well as the Wall Street Journal's Bret Stephens Additional Obamacare delays? The Path to Responsibility Mas
The Daily Hash - A Digest of News & Events
I recently caught up with old friends David Tuerck (Suffolk University and Beacon Hill Institute) and Don Irvine, chair of Accuracy in Media. The #hash: The UAW's narrow rejection in Chattanooga, TN raises the question: is organized labor a solution to i
Income Inequality & the 1%; UAW Bites the Dust
The UAW Bites the Dust in Tennessee The narrow loss throws into jeopardy the UAW's future strategy for organizing the South. It had already begun to apply a similar organizing model to a Mercedes-Benz plant in Vance, Ala., figuring that parent company
Patriot Games - Bethany McLean Discusses Cgi
The last portion of the podcast features a 23 minute interview with Vanity Fair's Bethany McLean in which she deep-dives CGI's financials. Healthcare.gov may prove the least of its worries. First things first: Obamacare dividing Democrats? The Democratic
Patriot Games Interview - Don Irvine of Accuracy in Media
 We caught up with old friend Don Irvine of Accuracy in Media; we discussed: Ezra Klein's departure from the Washington Post; greener pastures ahead? MSNBC's continued floundering (Martin Bashir, Melissa Harris Perry, Alec Baldwin, etc.) Mitt Romney
Patriot Games - 2014 Show 1: Rand Paul; Advice for Mayor Martin Walsh
Rand Paul & Obamacare - Mother Jones' response Rand Paul versus Peter King Boston's Overly Generous Public Employee Health Benefits Â
2013 In Review - Happy 2014 from Massachusetts Matters
The hands down most important story of 2013: The Boston Marathon Tragedies. Additionally, the persecution of Christians living in the Middle East; Benghazi; IRS harassment of center-right groups; Justice Department harassment of journalists; Edward S