Opinion

What can help end the state’s budget crisis? What can also alleviate medical ailments such as glaucoma, nausea, vomiting, pain, appetite loss, insomnia and even autism? The answer is marijuana, and unfortunately it is still illegal in the United State

The term “Super Bowl commercial” evokes images of gut-busting or witty commercials from companies such as Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Doritos and other stereotypically all-American...

A revealing new study on financial aid at public research universities could cast a nasty shadow over school administrations nationwide. The study, “Opportunity...

Over the last few years, Google in China has been criticized for complying with restrictions put in place by the Chinese government. The...

Don’t be evil. Google has recently committed itself to fully following this motto. After a sophisticated cyber-attack originating from China on the possible...

The confetti and balloons have dropped and the Republicans have drained the last of their celebratory champagne. From Tuesday’s Massachusetts election results it...

At the end of President Obama’s first year, our reaction when we hear that his approval rating has fallen to 53 percent should...

Who killed the American newspaper? Craig Newmark did. Fifteen years ago, the IBM engineer started an email list for his friends. That list...

Scott Brown, a Republican state senator, upset the Democratic candidate Martha Coakley to win the late Ted Kennedy's senate seat.  Brown's victory will...

I’m going to do something courageous. I’m going to say what I truly believe deep down, and what I suspect the vast majority...

Last Tuesday, a magnitude-7 earthquake hit the island nation of Haiti. As of Saturday, approximately 50,000 bodies had been recovered. The Haitian interior...

American capitalism has always claimed to value competition in the free market. As consumers, we are supposed to have multiple options for everything,...