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Why Opioid Solutions Are Emerging from the Private Sector 

With swift vivacity and vulgar duplicity, the Massachusetts Legislature — and, as expected, the executive branch — effectively signaled that "bump stock" accessories to rifles, rarely used in crimes, pose a greater threat to Commonwealth residents than fentanyl-laced heroin, killing daily. Demands are made incessantly for so-called "common sense

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Trump Versus the Press Feud May Indeed Be ‘Dangerous’

For the feud between President Donald Trump and the press, there is no shortage of explanations. "Little Marco," "low-energy Jeb," and "Lying Hillary" have been vanquished. The Democrats are leaderless, and what leaders they have — Senator Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi

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When Will Harvard Rescind Social Justice Medal Awarded to Hollywood’s Harvey Weinstein?

CAMBRIDGE — A state university in New York that disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein once attended has initiated the process of revoking the honorary degree it gave him more than 17 years ago. The question now is whether Harvard University will follow the lead of the State University of New York

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Former Hillary Clinton Strategist Refutes Claims That $100,000 Had Huge Impact On Election

By Eric Lieberman

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No Bump-Fire Stock? No Problem — These Guys Show How Massachusetts’ Proposed Ban Is Arguably Useless

As the Massachusetts Legislature continues its quest to be the first state in the nation to outlaw bump-fire stocks — the add-on equipment authorities claim helped maximize a Las Vegas gunman's body count — a New Boston Post review has determined that there are a host of ways to get

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Life in Prison for Bump-Fire Stock? Massachusetts Senate Passes Ban More Specific Than House Version

BOSTON — Following Thursday's 33-0 Senate vote, the Bay State now is on the verge of becoming the first state since the Las Vegas shooting rampage to enact a full ban on bump-fire stocks, or add-on equipment that can transform a semi-automatic firearm into a de facto machine gun.

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Massachusetts’ Top Court to Rule On Union Campaign Donation Loophole

BOSTON — A right-leaning fiscal watchdog that has spent the last several years trying to overturn Massachusetts' ban on campaign donations from business owners announced Thursday that its case will be decided by the state's top court. The Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance, a nonprofit outfit that has made waves

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Cure for Tax-and-Spend?  Try the Ellen Stern Test

The most illuminating recent article about the tax reform debate didn't appear on the front page of any newspaper. It wasn't in the business section, or on the editorial page. It was an interview that appeared on an inside page of the New York Times arts