Walsh: Neither Nixon nor Trump
Jim Walsh Perhaps the most basic and fundamental idea of our democratic republic is the notion of “checks and balances.” That is, no one person, no one institution,... Read more.
Walsh: Dealing with disaster
Election Day was a long one for me, as it started at 7 a.m., holding a sign for Harris/Walz at the Nahant Town Hall, and ended at 8 p.m., at the same place, as I... Read more.
Walsh: Campaign moments
This has been a uniquely difficult campaign season. For some of us the idea of a second Trump presidency feels both bleak and catastrophic. His supporters view it... Read more.
Walsh: Wake up and smell the smoke
Tuesday morning, Oct. 28, I awoke around 6 a.m. and quietly stepped out of our bedroom, gently closing the door so as not to disturb my late-sleeping wife. I was... Read more.
Walsh: The working-class elite?
I grew up just outside of New Haven. When I graduated from high school I went directly to Yale University. It was a beautiful campus, a mixture of red brick colonial,... Read more.
Walsh: JD Vance and women I’ve known
Jim Walsh When a presidential candidate chooses a vice-presidential candidate to share the ticket, there are many factors that can come into consideration. “Balance”... Read more.
Walsh: Answering questions after Thursday’s presidential debate
Jim Walsh As a committed Democrat, it was difficult to watch the debate on Thursday night. The question now is, “How should Democrats react?” The not-so-difficult... Read more.
Walsh: Fathers are still fathers after Father’s Day
Jim Walsh My father was a working-class guy and an entrepreneur. I think. But he, like all of us, defies categorization. He was both those things and more. Much... Read more.
Walsh: Three deaths remembered in Nahant
Jim Walsh Nahant is the smallest town in Massachusetts, barely 1 square mile. Jutting out into Massachusetts Bay from the City of Lynn, north of Boston, it is... Read more.