“If a voter won’t show up to the polls and a citizen can’t pass a ninth-grade civics test, why would either care what Congress is up to?”
Opinions, Column
What Do Our Costumes Say About Us?
“We can escape from ourselves and be whoever we want to be. But what if we could feel like this the other 364 days of the year?”
Opinions, Column
Promoting BC Diversity
“We have the answer to resolving the diversity question at BC. I think we just have to value this question as being important enough to resolve and give it the attention it deserves.”
Opinions, Column
The Future of the GOP
“The Republican Party will exist as long as the conservative impulse exists in even a few of us.”
Opinions, Column
Considering Catholic Education
“Question 2 will decide the direction of the Massachusetts public school system, but it won’t clear that waiting list and it won’t be a salve for the misgivings of many toward their district schools. I hope all these families remember there is a third and worthwhile option worth investigating.”
Opinions, Column
The Problem of Shaming
“Because, while nobody has the ability to make a woman change her clothing, people do have the ability to shame, and shame is the most cutting form of denigration.”
Column, Opinions
What to Change About BC Dining
“Virtually every other school in the United States has a buffet dining system based on “swipes,” where a student pays for a certain number of entrance charges that grant him or her access to an unlimited amount of food after paying a base price.”
Featured Column, Column, Opinions
That Could Have Been Me: Lessons from Welles Crowther
“I don’t know if I would ever have the courage or the ability to do what Crowther did, but I know that his example inspires me to try.”
Opinions, Column
Trump’s Trade Deceit
“Trump’s rhetoric on trade must then be seen for what it is—a pernicious, though superficially attractive, attempt to garner support through sophistry and deceit.”
Opinions, Column
We Need to Talk About Politics
“How can we solve all of the problems that our country faces today if we are too afraid to talk about them?”
