Tag: Op-Ed
‘Average user’ data misses harm of social media
Fall 2021 has been filled with a steady stream of media coverage arguing that Meta’s Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram social media platforms pose a...
High school internships offer employers advantages
There has never been a better time for employers to recruit and develop a broader, more diverse talent pool than now. The new reality...
Taxing billionaires’ wealth will never work
The speed with which a tax on billionaires came and went as a means to pay for President Joe Biden’s economic agenda shows why...
In education system, school librarian as crucial as ever
School librarians hear the question all the time: Why do we need school libraries and school librarians when students have the internet?
The perception is...
Climate change is an infrastructure problem
Most of America’s 107,000 gas stations can fill several cars every five or 10 minutes at multiple pumps. Not so for electric-vehicle chargers –...
Crack down on bank mergers could help economy
President Joe Biden signed a sweeping executive order in July that aims to increase competition throughout the U.S. economy. In one of the order’s...
Kettle Point project is a regulatory win for R.I.
A recent environmental award for an East Providence waterfront project says as much about environmental regulation in Rhode Island as it does about the...
New era of college admission: It’s about character
The modern approach to college admission is perhaps best summed up in the words of a Lincoln School senior at a recent virtual college...
Companies can win big by thinking small
I’m a huge fan of Rhode Island. Growing up in a small, close-knit part of the world such as Northern Ireland drew me to...
Creativity is lost without cafes and bars
While the pandemic has caused thousands of small businesses to temporarily close or shutter for good, the disappearance of the dining area in the...
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