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Does a police officer's race matter? 25 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
CAN YOU judge a police officer's abilities by the color of his skin? When Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis earlier this month promoted five officers to sergeant, the commotion it generated had ...
How to fix presidential debates 21 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
AT THEIR MEETING in Boston last week, Republican National Committee members voted unanimously not to sponsor or sanction any presidential primary debate with NBC or CNN during the 2016 election cycle....
An invitation from the Sunshine State 18 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
DAYS AFTER Massachusetts residents began feeling the sting of new tax increases, Florida's Republican governor, Rick Scott, cheerfully reminded them that they have other options. On Aug. 6, Scott sent...
Fort Hood's casualties have earned the Purple Heart 14 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
WHEN THE US government's National Counterterrorism Center compiled its annual report for 2009, it didn't overlook the deadliest terror attack on American soil since 9/11. "On 5 November 2009, at 1:30 ...
Government is dangerous. Handle with care. 11 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
THERE IS NO connection, of course, between the prosecution of notorious gangster James "Whitey" Bulger and the recent spate of scandals and revelations roiling the Obama administration. Or is there? L...
There oughta be a law? Don't be so sure 28 Jul 2013 | 07:00 pm
AMONG THE chattering classes these days, it is a popular lament that the 112th Congress has passed fewer bills than any in the last 60 years. But not everyone is joining in the breast-beating. When CB...
Don't be so trashy 24 Jul 2013 | 07:00 pm
PERHAPS IT ALL goes back to the worst summer job I ever had. When I was 17, I spent my summer vacation working for the Ohio Transportation Department, picking up trash, cutting weeds, and sweeping deb...
Mandela's moral leap 21 Jul 2013 | 07:00 pm
NELSON MANDELA turned 95 last week, spending his birthday in a Pretoria hospital where he has been fighting a lung infection since June. His illness unleashed a worldwide wave of international concern...
A quintessentially American hall of fame 14 Jul 2013 | 07:00 pm
DO YOU GIVE money to charity? You do if you're a typical American. More than 70 percent of US families contribute every year, and the average household gives at least $1,000. Charitable donations in A...
Supreme Court life tenure needs a rethink 10 Jul 2013 | 07:00 pm
RUTH BADER GINSBURG, who turned 80 in March, is the oldest justice on the US Supreme Court. Though the high court's leading liberal says her health is fine, there are signs that age may be taking its ...
