Columns

Column: Celebrities for humanity—for better or for worse?

April 6, 2017

I’m making a case for celebrities voicing their political beliefs.

Column: Liberia’s “Iron Lady” offers leadership lessons

March 30, 2017

By Connie E, editorial columnist What does it mean to be a woman in Africa? Traditionally, it meant laboring: To raise children and provide for the family with little glory or reward, let alone the opportunity to pursue education, or to lead a major institution or even a nation....

Column: Trump’s budget reflects his priorities

March 22, 2017

The president, as is now evident, is not actually concerned with making America great again.

Column: Think before you move off campus

March 17, 2017

Boston students are moving into neighborhoods that aren’t necessarily meant for them.

Column: Defining Chinese identity in the age of global divide

March 2, 2017

Cultural nuances can only distinguish identity to a certain extent.

Column: What it means to be a millennial feminist

February 22, 2017

The idea that women somehow have to compromise their career to fulfill the duty of starting a family seemed silly, yet not completely alien, to me.

Column: Grammys are outdated, overrated

February 16, 2017

Forget about the Grammys. Don’t watch them ever again.

Column: Optimize for balanced media consumption

February 9, 2017

There is such a thing as too much news.

Column: Ode to New York

February 4, 2017

I invite you to think about the last time that you felt so motivated and driven to work in your city.

Column: What the Women’s March meant to a Chinese student

January 26, 2017

I was not born a feminist. It’s not something that naturally resonates with me.

Column: Boston mayoral contest healthy for democracy

January 19, 2017

In Boston, our mayoral elections have not been reflective of our democratic ideals.

Column: Washington needs scientists

January 12, 2017

There are more former almond farmers in Congress than there are physicists. They outnumber chemists and microbiologists, too.