Massachusetts
Giving thanks
Editor's note: This editorial was first published on Thanksgiving 2015. Our modern Thanksgiving narrative harkens back to the 1621 autumnal feast at Plimouth Plantation in celebration of the harvest.
Editorials
Immigration
E pluribus unum: Out of many, one
Immigration is an issue that is not going away. It has dominated the coverage of the early stages of the 2016 presidential campaign and is likely to continue to do so. And with good reason. Today, there are more than 11 million people living in America illegally. And although a
Massachusetts
Leave ‘Taxachusetts’ dead and buried
Will "Taxachusetts" soon join the undead? On Wednesday, lawmakers on Beacon Hill have an opportunity to drive a stake through the heart of that long-derided state nickname, by refusing to vote for a new 4 percent surcharge on million-dollar incomes. If legislators give the proposed constitutional amendment the
rape
Police, not bureaucrats, should handle charges of campus sex assault
A bill introduced last week in Congress has the right idea for addressing college sexual assaults. It would require universities to call the police when an allegation of sexual assault is received. Rape is a very serious crime, and once university officials learn of a complaint, they should not have
Abortion
Pro-choice / Anti-science
In 1983, Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor wrote that abortion was on "a collision course" with technology. Back then, O'Connor could hardly have known the extent to which advances in neonatal science, sonogram technology, and video recording would debunk the claim of abortion
NewBostonPost
Ten noteworthy columns of 2015
In case you missed them, below are ten of the most intriguing columns to appear on the NewBostonPost in 2015: The education of an American | Peter W. Schramm | AUGUST 10, 2015
Massachusetts
MCAS or PARCC? The choice is clear
Next month, education policy makers in Massachusetts will decide whether to keep the highly regarded Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) or adopt the controversial Common Core-aligned test, developed by the Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC). About half of Massachusetts public school students transitioned to
fraud
Obamacare: Open season for fraud
As if the Affordable Care Act's massive increase in government intervention in the U.S. health care system was not enough of a problem, it appears that the system practically invites waste, fraud and abuse, according to a series of government oversight reports. In the latest report, the
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