-
Will Charlie Baker’s Management Skills Be Enough?
It’s complicated. Governance, that is. If it were easy, we wouldn’t hear so much advice for the new governor. Or have digested so many… -
The Blood, Sweat, And Tears Shed At Selma, Alabama
Audiences are flocking to see Selma the new Hollywood movie depicting the story of the voting rights campaign in 1965. It’s the story of Bloody Sunday,… -
Boston City Councilor: 'Open Up The Conversation' On 2024 Olympics
For Boston 2024, last week was a triumph as the U.S. Olympic Committee chose Boston to represent the United States in bidding for the 2024 Summer… -
Getting Boston.com Out From Behind The Eight Ball
I have an idea for how to fix Boston.com, whose executives on Wednesday found themselves apologizing yet again — this time for some juvenile humor about… -
At CES, A Gadget To Fix Everything — Except Relationships
Copyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/. -
Don't Expect Emotional Closure From The Tsarnaev Trial
Week two of jury selection for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, and I’m still wrestling with why so many believe his trial will bring closure to the marathon bombing… -
From Tsarnaev To Delauter, Muzzling The Press To Keep The Public Ignorant
The Frederick News-Post won the Internet Tuesday with a hilariously defiant editorial.Faced with a threat by a city council member named Kirby Delauter to… -
Castro's Not The Issue — It's The Cuban People
I was a one-time smuggler. I trafficked hand-rolled Cuban cigars. I inched my way through customs dripping with nervous perspiration. I was re-entering… -
On Squaring The Past Before Embracing The Future
I discovered recently that when it comes to greeting the New Year there are two kinds of people. They form two camps of folks– those who only look back,… -
Dear Young Black-Lives-Matter Protestors
I hear you. This is YOUR movement. You are the young people who have organized the silent vigils and noisy demonstrations of thousands in Missouri,…