Rich Barlow
Boston University
United States
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As Book Bans Increase across the Country, a BU Scholar Is Fighting Back
Wheelock College’s Christina Dobbs is fighting book bans by writing defenses of targeted books for the National Council of Teachers of English. → Read More
Why I'm still a Republican
Being a Republican requires some stubbornness these days. I won't give up on the GOP yet, writes Rich Barlow. → Read More
Good grief, get the T some help
In recent months, T accidents are coming faster than trains, writes Rich Barlow. The MBTA is in desperate need of support from the state. → Read More
Let's end horse race political coverage
A burgeoning body of research shows that horse-race coverage curtails voter turnout, undermines public respect for the democratic process, disadvantages female candidates, and helped get Donald Trump elected. → Read More
The screens are eating our brains
Most Americans don't read books anymore, writes Rich Barlow. In fact, nearly six in every 10 Americans don't read a book in any given year. → Read More
A pandemic silver lining? Most stores will remain closed on Thanksgiving
This brutal pandemic is producing at least a few tangential benefits for society, writes Rich Barlow. → Read More
Congratulations, Mayor-elect Wu. Now could you please rethink free transit?
Making the MBTA free is a bad idea, writes Rich Barlow. More than a few transportation experts question its wisdom. So should Wu. → Read More
If Only More Adults Treated Mask-Wearing Like Kids Do
Our children are doing their part to end the pandemic, writes Rich Barlow. Are you? → Read More
The Guaranteed Income Program In Chelsea, Mass. Should Be A National Model
As COVID-19 swamped Chelsea's economy, officials tried a new strategy: dispensing up to $400 a month to 2,000 families. President Biden could pursue an even more ambitious program, writes Rich Barlow. → Read More
Republicans Want To Make Voting Harder. Corporate America Doesn't Agree
Big business generally aligns itself with the Republican Party. Not so on the GOP's efforts to restrict voting, writes Rich Barlow. → Read More
“Vaccine Passports”: COVID-19 Protection or Discrimination against BIPOC and the Poor?
BU’s Michael Ulrich on the legal and moral considerations of requiring vaccination proof → Read More
What Are States Doing about COVID-19? This BU Database Has Answers
A BU-built database of states’ COVID-19 policies is luring researchers and journalists from across the country → Read More
The MBTA Is On Life Support. Only The Feds Can Save It Now
This is a national problem and only the federal government has the resources to address it, writes Rich Barlow. → Read More
We’re Two Americas. Here’s How Joe Biden Can Govern Both
Is it possible to simultaneously lead these mutually loathing nations? asks Rich Barlow. → Read More
Say It, Massachusetts: Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day (Not That Other One)
Gov. Charlie Baker should put his political muscle behind legislation to rename Columbus Day, writes Rich Barlow. → Read More
Will 2020 Be The End Of Political Conventions? Let's Hope
Virtual conventions are a good step towards scrapping them altogether, writes Rich Barlow. → Read More
Republicans Are Lying About Our Pandemic-Inflated Debt
The GOP should spare us their faux outrage over the national deficit, writes Rich Barlow. → Read More
Work From Home Is Here To Stay. Get Used To It
Will our disease-forced seminar in videoconferencing permanently remake the homefront into the typical office for many workers? Let's hope so, writes Rich Barlow. → Read More
BU Distributes Last of Federal CARES Aid to Students Affected by Campus Closure
University’s entire $15 million allotment has been given to students in need → Read More
BU Commencement Postponed until Late Summer or Fall
New date uncertain, but leaders determined to hold in-person graduation → Read More