In the wake of the NSA surveillance leak, it’s easy to see why big data has an image problem.

The NSA leak story isn’t just another example of digital media outmuscling traditional media, it’s one more example of the growing primacy of advocacy journalism.

After acts of random or senseless violence, our natural instinct is to retreat. But what we really need is to come together.

Reddit’s Boston Marathon bombing investigation, even with its mistakes, raised an important truth: The police need the public’s help.

One lesson of the Obama presidency is the inevitability of presidential power grabs, especially in a high tech age of terror.

Whether “Gaza Burial” is actually fake or just “enhanced to bring out important details” is a philosophical dilemma.

The law that forms the foundation of the war on terror is almost obsolete, undermining the legal basis of U.S. counterterrorism operations.

In order to solve this problem once and for all, we need to eliminate the tolerance and the confusion about what is acceptable. A little shame goes a long way.

Just how worried we are is reflected in how much government surveillance we are willing to tolerate.

When women put their collective hearts and minds toward something, they get it done.

Three men were murdered last month in Boston’s lower-profile neighborhoods. They are just as deceased as the bombing victims. Read anything about them?

MIT is usually recognized for the brain-power of its community. But on Wednesday, as the world watched, we demonstrated that our hearts and souls are just as formidable.

The manhunt and capture of alleged 19-year-old Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev brought out my motherly instincts in a surprising way.

What will it take for the spirit of the “We Are One Boston” signs along the road to take permanent root in the region?

Some of the most heinous crimes in recent memory have been carried out by young men.

Memorials owe their meaning and their random beauty to the efforts of a community of neighbors — and strangers.

Why targeted petitions may be the only way to enact sensible gun control legislation.

The NSA leak story isn’t just another example of digital media outmuscling traditional media, it’s one more example of the growing primacy of advocacy journalism.

In the wake of the NSA surveillance leak, it’s easy to see why big data has an image problem.

Could it be that violent video games are an important outlet for aggression?

Some of the most heinous crimes in recent memory have been carried out by young men.

Though it was once an immensely successful strategy, containment is grossly unsuited for dealing with any modern security threat.

One lesson of the Obama presidency is the inevitability of presidential power grabs, especially in a high tech age of terror.

Before we consider any further military action in North Korea, there are several lessons from the Iraq War to think about.

Memorials owe their meaning and their random beauty to the efforts of a community of neighbors — and strangers.

The greater the public fear – the greater the financial rewards.

What I saw that day, and in the days after, will stay with me the rest of my life.

What will it take for the spirit of the “We Are One Boston” signs along the road to take permanent root in the region?

Whether “Gaza Burial” is actually fake or just “enhanced to bring out important details” is a philosophical dilemma.

As the shock of Monday’s marathon bombings begins to wear off, thoughts turn to what the broader implications of this cowardly attack will be on American life.

The manhunt and capture of alleged 19-year-old Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev brought out my motherly instincts in a surprising way.

We are reminded that no matter how long the odds, it really can happen anytime, anywhere, to anyone of us.

Robin Young shares her thoughts on the bombing at the Boston Marathon, and recalls the wonderful experiences of Patriots’ Days past.

Three men were murdered last month in Boston’s lower-profile neighborhoods. They are just as deceased as the bombing victims. Read anything about them?

After taking in last week’s ruminations about the somber anniversary, a few things stand out about the war and its lessons for the future.

Three men were murdered last month in Boston’s lower-profile neighborhoods. They are just as deceased as the bombing victims. Read anything about them?

The manhunt and capture of alleged 19-year-old Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev brought out my motherly instincts in a surprising way.

Something was bound to be strong enough to turn us holdouts into Bostonians. If only that something were almost anything but this.

Having run the marathon twice myself, I knew exactly how far away I was from the attack. Point seven miles.

It would be dangerously naïve to attribute the carnage of Newtown — and the grim litany of others before it — as something entirely apart from us.

We conclude our series by looking into the key issues, opportunities, and challenges that President Barack Obama faces entering his second term.