Editorial

Innovation is a good thing — unless it’s done to fend off rivals or gouge consumers. And when you’re a broadband Internet service provider...

Not influenza, “affluenza.”The term — a play on the words “affluent” and the common flu — surfaced during the February 2014 sentencing of Texas...

DEC. 29, 2015 — If you want to identify a recent low point in the war against the Islamic State, go back to May...

DEC. 22, 2015 — It’s remarkable — and heartening — that for all the attention paid to the death penalty this year, the country’s...

Every day dieters are bombarded by flashing alerts and wheedling pleas from command centers in brain and stomach.You know you shouldn’t indulge too much...

In his final news conference of 2015, President Barack Obama pledged to close the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. If that sounds familiar,...

While perusing a distressing new study from the Pew Research Center called “Parenting in America,” the movie “A Christmas Story” came to mind.How would...

Inexcusably late, the FBI finally has announced plans to track violent police incidents, including shootings, that involve citizens. Better and more complete data can...

DEC. 20, 2015 — The holiday gift shopping season is in full frantic gear now, with millions of Americans seeking just the perfect present...

DEC. 18, 2015 — In his 1997 book, “One World, Ready or Not: The Manic Logic of Global Capitalism,” William Greider likens the global...