Phillipe & Jorge’s Cool, Cool World
Bond-ing in the Booth Bond and referenda questions on the ballot are about as boring as watching the Hallmark channel on TV. But there are three items that deserve your […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Do Your Homework: Representative Democracy Depends on You
Democracy is not about freedom, but accountability. We elect individuals we trust to hear our collective concerns and address matters with thoughtful deliberation and sound judgement. When those […]
Phillipe & Jorge’s Cool, Cool World: We Have Some Questions
Simple Questions Phillipe and Jorge may not have old-school, Brylcreemed, part-it-on-the-side Ivy League haircuts, and are not as scrubbed-up and bright and shiny as Hillary’s political advisors, but we can […]
Vo Dilun Degrees of Separation
People who are intimately familiar with the Biggest Little like to talk about the six degrees of separation factor here (but, of course in Vo Dilun’s case, that would be […]
Letter to the Editor: Lardaro Misses the Boat Again
The little note about Professor Lardaro’s index of the RI economy that appeared on Wednesday August 10 again reflects a set of biases that distort how the RI economy […]
Intellectual Property: Seldom Asked Questions About Education Funding
Why do we fund public education the way we do? Public education is perpetually one year into a three-year plan for reform. Education is often used as the politician’s […]
News Analysis: Was that a Rhode Island Political Revolution or Are You Just Unhappy to See Me?
In probably the most emphatic repudiation of the status quo by voters since the electoral rout that ended the reign of Democrat Party chairman and Senate majority leader Rocco A. […]
Phillipe & Jorge’s Cool, Cool World: Nethers at Brown, Matt Lauer and So Long, Bobby
Hygiene News You’ve come a long way, baby. The reigning academic LGBT king/queen of political correctness and insipid and fragile sensitivities, Brown University, recently announced it will provide free tampons […]
Opinion: What’s the Matter with Providence?
I write this a few minutes after receiving a $25 ticket for overtime parking at a meter in Providence. I walked out of Olga’s Cup and Saucer, where I had […]
Phillipe and Jorge’s Cool, Cool World: Stupidity at Home and Abroad
What Would a Moron Do? Anyone who was even vaguely surprised at the Ryan Lochte Karioca Kops incident at the Olympic Games in Rio evidently missed his former reality show, […]