OUR OPINION Congress needs to return to cybersecurity issue

Editorials

Published
February 3, 2013

OUR OPINION Congress needs to return to cybersecurity issue

A report that the Chinese military may have been responsible for an attempt to hack into computers at The New York Times should bring the dangers of international cybercrime back to the public policy forefront.
Published
February 2, 2013

VIEW FROM AWAY: By lifting gay ban, Boy Scouts could match their deeds with words

The life lessons the Boy Scouts of America teach their members don't exactly jibe with the organization's longtime policy of discriminating against gays. A Boy Scout "seeks to understand others. He respects those with ideas and customs other than his own," says the Scout Law members vow to obey. Scouts "are concerned about other people, and treat others as they would want to be treated."
Published
February 1, 2013

OUR OPINION: Immigration second glimpse of bipartisanship

It's been so long that we may not be able to recognize it, but we may have gotten a couple of glimpses of bipartisanship in the U.S. Senate so far this year.
Published
January 31, 2013

VIEW FROM AWAY: Senate missed chance to fix filibuster rules

The best chance to get the U.S. Senate to do its job is not to withhold pay (although withholding campaign contributions might have done the trick) but to reform the Senate rules so that filibusters aren't used so routinely to gum up the works.
Published
January 30, 2013

OUR OPINION: Ground fishing disaster as real as Sandy’s effects

When the surge from superstorm Sandy inundated New York and New Jersey, the nation responded.

Published
January 29, 2013

VIEW FROM AWAY: Marijuana should be tested as all drugs are

For a muscular agency that combats vicious drug criminals, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration acts like a terrified and obstinate toddler when it comes to basic science. For years, the DEA and the National Institute for Drug Abuse have made it all but impossible to develop a robust body of research on the medical uses of marijuana.
Published
January 28, 2013

VIEW FROM AWAY: U.S. energy security better with production surge

U.S. oil production surged almost 14 percent in 2012, despite falling domestic consumption. Production is projected to further accelerate in 2013.
Published
January 28, 2013

VIEW FROM AWAY: Federal anti-gun proposal reaches too far

Far too often our government leaders and lawmakers try to "fix" all our perceived problems in a particular area in one fell swoop, an approach that is actually flawed and impedes progress.
Published
January 28, 2013

VIEW FROM AWAY: We need to rethink how we choose our heroes

Public confessions of despicable behavior are all the rage among the rich and famous. Tell the camera tales of drug abuse and alcoholism, preferably with tearful eyes, and all related behavior shall be forgiven.
Published
January 27, 2013

OUR OPINION: We need rules governing surveillance by drones

It's not science fiction, it's science fact. The same technology that allows unmanned drones to hunt and kill terrorists in remote mountain hide-outs in southern Asia also could be used at home to conduct surveillance on ordinary Americans.

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