The Berkeley Beacon

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

The value of the religious litmus test

and Mitt Romney-the word interview is misleading because it implies some level of journalistic...

Death of habeas corpus

On Feb. 20, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that foreign...

The shame of the religious right

How did he do it? Did he use a new vaccine or an anti-gay pill? No, he's done what everyone in...

The governor#039;s expensive taste

In the Oct. 19 issue of The Beacon, the editorial board praised Patrick as the candidate with the...

The misguided graduate bribe

As March approaches, Emerson's seniors are in a state of hyperactivity: completing portraits,...

Judge not: the antifaith bias

A small number of students, however, still rise early on Sundays to attend church.More than 40...

The Police cop out

On the heels of the recently announced reunion tour of the British rock sensation The Police,...

What we really mean when we say quot;family valuesquot;

He learned about families, and the book showed him how many different kinds of families there...

Truth being obscured in climate change discussion

The report, which came out on Feb. 2 and was the result of years of research by more than 2,500...

Harvard#039;s break through glass ceiling a big plus

Years ago, it was unimaginable to believe that women could fill the shoes of men in the...

What#039;s wrong with the antiwar movement?

On Jan. 27, Americans gathered in public spaces and demonstrated against the War in Iraq. While...

Blame the marketers in the Aqua Teen fiasco

If nothing else, it will go down as one of the strangest days in Boston. Around 38 suspicious...

America: Don#039;t blame the Big Mac

Not just portly, big-boned, large-framed, husky, solid or rotund. This isn't winter weight. It...

The Spineless Democratic majority

A recent Associated Press-Ipsos poll found that almost 70 percent of Americans are opposed to...

The rise of Scientology

While the legitimacy of Scientology can be debated by both followers and non, the fact remains...