In Washington, politicians worry about their 'base.' About polls. About ideology. About raising money. About re-election. They measure their future in two- or six-year increments. Mike Barnicle baseelectionfuture Change image and share on social
If you want proof of what the country is really all about, just walk through the National September 11 Memorial Museum. Here it is, in the faces of the victims, in the stories of bravery, in the souls and memory of the survivors, the next of kin. Mike Barnicle braverycountryface share on social
I don't think we treat people very well in the media, both as customers - and I call them customers - of newspapers and magazines, or TV news, and we don't understand that the greatest story that we could tell, each and every day, is the story of the people around us. Mike Barnicle callcustomerday share on social
Rebellion has its roots in government's indifference and incompetence. Mike Barnicle governmentincompetenceindifference Change image and share on social
We live in a culture where everyone's opinion, view, and assessment of situations and people spill across social media, a lot of it anonymously, much of it shaped by mindless meanness and ignorance. Mike Barnicle anonymouslyassessmentculture Change image and share on social
That's one of the great gifts of this, the greatest of all games, baseball: it allows you, still, to lose yourself in a dream, to feel and remember a season of life when summer never seemed to die and the assault of cynicism hadn't begun to batter optimism. Mike Barnicle assaultbaseballbatter share on social
I think blogging, by and large, is basically therapy. And I'm sure, and I know, that there are some terrific bloggers and some legitimate bloggers. But I think, by and large, a huge percentage of people who are blogging are doing it for self-therapy. Mike Barnicle basicallybloggerblogging share on social
During the course of any normal day, I usually pay more attention to assembling a grocery list than I do to reading movie reviews, although there are a more than a few film critics who bring huge insight to their work. Mike Barnicle assembleattentionbring share on social
Clearly, the Iranians are well aware that Teheran would be turned into a field of glass and sand if they ever stepped toward open war with Israel or Saudi Arabia. Mike Barnicle arabiaawarefield Change image and share on social
The first time I went to Fenway Park was probably 1950. It was the early '50s, and it was my father taking me to the game. Mike Barnicle 50searlyfather Change image and share on social
