The legal profession is facing some fundamental changes, and one former big-firm partner is sounding the alarm
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Viewpoint: Don’t Let the Boston Bombing Take Away Our Privacy Rights
The head of the ACLU argues that overreacting to events in Boston could turn America into a surveillance state
Viewpoint: Want Safer Drivers? Embrace, Don’t Ban, Technology
The federal government’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently announced guidelines calling for automakers to put limits on the installation of electronic devices in new cars, including a provision that most …
New Availability of Plan B Makes Philadelphia Abortion Doc an Anachronism
The awful horror of Gosnell will disappear not as a result of legislation or trials, but easy access to pharmaceutical options for abortion
The Illusion of the ‘Gifted’ Child
Why our policies for good students really aren’t that smart
Two Degrees of Separation from a Bomber
In Cambridge, social networks laid bare an intricate web of eerie, sometimes banal, connections to the bombings
The Boston Bombing: Should Cameras Now Be Everywhere?
More video surveillance will be coming to cities across America. But how do we balance safety with privacy?
Should Parents Ask Other Parents About Guns in the Home?
These days, it’s starting to seem like an urgent question
Banning the Term ‘Illegal Immigrant’ Won’t Change the Stigma
If you update the language, the negative connotations will simply migrate to the new term
Viewpoint: Stop and Frisk Isn’t the Problem
If you really want to get rid of senseless violence, we need to stop the War on Drugs
Want to Prevent Teen Pregnancy? Pay Teens Not to Get Pregnant
We use financial incentives in many areas of life for a simple reason: they work. Why not with teen pregnancy?
Why Restaurants and Valentine’s Day Don’t Mix
In fact, a restaurant is the last place you want to be on February 14th
Viewpoint: Why Higher Education Must Be Part of Immigration Reform
Only 10 percent of undocumented students who graduate high school go to college. This is an enormous waste of talent and opportunity