Today's Boston Globe articles

1. Health Care: http://www.boston.com/news/health/articles/2010/02/28/runaway_health_costs_are_rocking_municipal_budgets/

Shocking and wasteful. It's a shame that we lack the will or political acumen to cut such unnecessary benefits.

2. U.S. Politics: http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2010/02/28/brewing_a_progressive_alternative_to_tea_party_politics/

I distrust the Tea Party; I distrust the 'Coffee Party' more. Rather than being grassroots activists who stand for actual issues, they resemble obstructionists who can only air some quixotic philosophies unsuited for governance or our times.

3. Law & Activism: http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/editorials/articles/2010/02/28/gay_rights_by_law_not_vote/

I fervently agree: it is the duty of the courts to protect those "discrete and insular minorities" (Carolene Products footnote), especially gays who face extensive discrimination in the political process.

4. Academics & Race: http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2010/02/28/tenure_decisions_cant_remedy_racial_imbalance/

I partially agree: academic promotion should be based on scholarship contributions. Nonetheless, minority professors still suffer from more obstacles throughout their careers. Plus, having more minority tenured professors is good for schools.

5. Health Care Reform: http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2010/02/28/can_country_get_to_yes_on_health_care/

The crux of the problem: politics is too partisan. Health care needs bipartisan compromise.

6. Education & Islam: http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2010/02/28/hamas_u/

A worthy and interesting concept. Let's see how the university fares: academic freedom is the ultimate source of a university's well-being; if Hamas curtails those freedoms too much, they would be stifling a very necessary and beneficial idea for the people of Gaza.

7. Worldviews: http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2010/02/28/warning_your_reality_is_out_of_date/

We do not need terms like mesofact. The fact is, the world transforms quicker than we individually can adapt. That is why it is important, even compelling, that we keep up with the times in current events, science and culture.

8. Childhood Obesity: http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/articles/2010/02/28/the_heaviest_hand/

I disagree: the state needs to intervene precisely because many kids and families cannot control obesity on their own. On occasion, they interfere too much, and privacy is an important concern in public health. Nonetheless, the author's fears are generally unfounded.