Joe Biden was first elected to the Senate in 1972 at age 30. Somewhere around 1992, he should have had to go out and get a real job.

About 25 years ago, I started out as a reporter covering politics. And that sort of just evolved into organized crime, because organized crime and politics were the same thing in Boston.

Reporters used to be blue-collar; at the Globe now, it's practically required that you have a trust fund.

Reporters used to be blue-collar; at the Globe now, it's practically required that you have a trust fund.