If, at long last, Rush Limbaugh fans can’t see what their hero has become, they most likely never will. Limbaugh called a Georgetown law student, Sandra Fluke, a slut and a prostitute for expressing her support of requiring health insurance companies to cover birth control. Limbaugh called her a femiNazi who wanted taxpayers to pay […]

The obituaries for James Q. Wilson, the eminent social scientist, generally emphasized his “ broken windows” theory on how to reduce crime. That’s natural. This strategy, which contributed to the recent reduction in crime rates, was his most tangible legacy. But broken windows was only a small piece of what Wilson contributed, and he did […]

To the editor: On my way from Maine Street to Cook’s Corner, I often turn onto College Street. It is a beautiful area but traffic can be dangerous. There is not enough light, especially when the days are short. The many big old trees throw their own shadows, and, naturally everybody is in a hurry, […]