Family
The new payroll tax is coming, but is there a better way to provide family leave?
The Boston Globe | Op-Ed | September 30, 2019 Massachusetts workers are about to feel the pinch of a new payroll tax. Starting in October, the state will begin collecting money from workers to fund the Massachusetts paid leave law, which (starting in 2021) will...
read moreHolder a Hypocrite on Immigration
Boston Herald | Thursday, July 17, 2014 | Op-Ed Eric Holder practically weeps for the unaccompanied Latin American children who, for the past two years, have streamed across our unprotected southern border. "How we treat those in need, particularly young people...
read more“Tiger Mom” Shows Culture Counts
When it comes to success, culture matters.
read moreMid-Life Country, Crazy
Country music: the genre that won’t embarrass you in front of your children.
read moreJust Say, “No!”
Steering clear of the PTA cult
read moreLife Lessons of Bruins/Gomez Losses
It was a tough week in my house.
read moreMassachusetts Alimony Laws Need Overhaul
Massachusetts Divorce Law is Based on Antiquated Notions of a Woman’s Ability to Earn a Living.
read moreBullying Can’t Be Legislated Away: Adults must set example
Parents/culture bear responsibility for high school bullies.
read moreSex-ed: Wrong Rite of Spring
Do 8-year-olds need lessons in HIV?
read moreHockey Moms Know the Score
It’s a long, long season for youth hockey.
read moreRace to Nowhere’s Foolhardy Message
A critique of the documentary “Race to Nowhere,” and a defense of merit based standards. read more: Boston Herald
read moreOnce Upon A Time, Moms Were Just Moms
Who Needs Marriage? Kids Do
Today, forty-one percent of American babies are born out of wedlock.
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