Deputy Managing Editor, Editorial Page

Dante Ramos

Ramos is deputy editorial page editor. He writes on economics, transportation, and other issues, and has contributed to many other publications. He previously wrote for The Times-Picayune in New Orleans, before, during, and after Hurricane Katrina.

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Nate Silver: Stats whiz remakes political punditry

By Dante Ramos ,

Silver is a baseball statistician who made his name in politics four years ago, when his poll-aggregation blog showed that a lot of traditional political handicapping was basically worthless.

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A national race writ small

By Dante Ramos , Globe Columnist

Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren had opportunities to talk about local issues, but for the most part their debate featured a heavy emphasis on national themes.

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Boston bar buzz-kill

By Dante Ramos , Globe staff

Nightlife is a major part of the image a city presents to the world. Yet Boston’s anti-fun image isn’t just bad publicity; it’s written into the law.

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For the price of a Boston liquor license... oh, never mind

By Dante Ramos , Globe staff

Boston ranks only 119th among the state’s cities and towns in the number of liquor licenses per resident.