Recent surveys underscoring the prevalence of mental health challenges among young people leave me very concerned — not just about the findings but also about counterproductive perceptions of younger ...

Regarding “Editorial: Supreme Court wrong again: What’s private about coach’s 50-yard-line prayers?,” (June 27): After reading your latest absurd argument against prayer in school or on a school ...

Wheat futures were swimming against the bearish tide on Friday, or perhaps unwinding some inter-market spreads. In any event, all three US markets were higher. Chicago futures settled 5 to 8 cents ...

“If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would ...

Long time readers of this column know that I am a devotee of quotes by Mark Twain and by H.L. Mencken. Several have appeared in this column. If you are looking to skewer the political class or ...

Renée Loth’s gleeful celebration of the state’s surtax on high earners is premature (“Thank you, Massachusetts millionaires!” Opinion, Aug. 22). The misguided policy, which created a top tax rate of 9 ...

Investors Intelligence, the granddaddy of all sentiment indicators with a 60-year track record, is still positive. The current ratio is 1.3 bulls for every bear, which historically for this contrary ...

“If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would ...