Edward Ortiz is a journalist and writer from western Massachsetts.

Thanks, Boss!

Just when you think you’ve heard it all comes this nugget: Joblessness may be good for you. This curious theory comes courtesy of University of…

Doubting Teresa

Can there be any example more illuminating about what faith demands than Mother Teresa’s recently revealed crisis of faith? Crisis of faith…and Mother Teresa? Yes,…

Windfalls of War

Who will be the benefactors of any war on Iraq ? The winners are all about past relationships. And where President George W. Bush’s administration…

Driving Irony

Can a government honestly say it’s an advocate for the public’s health while siding with the auto industry against electric cars quotas? It’s doubtful given…