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"Blurred Lines" increased artistic creation. But the finding against the song and for the estate of Marvin Gaye, above, will inhibit future artists who want to produce work inspired by earlier music.

‘Blurred Lines’ copyright verdict creates bad law for musicians

May 11, 2019 at 2:14 a.m.

If the devolution from Marvin Gaye to Robin Thicke doesn't stand for the decline of Western civilization, nothing does. The Los Angeles jury that found Thicke's "Blurred Lines" unintentionally plagiarized...

Tape with the word "unheard" covers the mouth of a sculpture at the University of Oklahoma on March 11, 2015. Video showing Sigma Alpha Epsilon members singing a racist chant went viral after being uploaded to the Internet. The statue was marked by the black student group Unheard.

Balancing the First Amendment vs. racist chants at the University of Oklahoma

August 21, 2019 at 5:30 p.m.

University of Oklahoma President David Boren has expelled two members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity on his campus for leading a horrifying racist chant. Does his decision violate their...

Choosing a biased Boston Marathon jury

May 11, 2019 at 2:03 a.m.

The lengthy jury-selection process in the trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the accused in the Boston Marathon bombing, isn't like ordinary jury selection: It includes an ideological litmus test. Under federal...

A police officer and a K-9 dog patrol outside the federal courthouse in Boston on Jan. 5, the first day of jury selection in the trial of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

Can Boston Strong be Boston Fair?

May 11, 2019 at 2:03 a.m.

Can Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect, get a fair trial in the Hub? It's a profound question, but one that the framers would have found incomprehensible. Far...

President Barack Obama's bid to normalize relations with Havana bears risks, but with the end of his presidency in view, Obama has to take risks if he wants to score some legacy points.

Obama takes on the Cuba lobby

May 11, 2019 at 2:01 a.m.

With his announcement that the United States will open negotiations and try to normalize relations with Cuba, President Barack Obama is trying to break the hold of the Cuba lobby...

Fashion, faith clash at Abercrombie

May 11, 2019 at 1:51 a.m.

In France, the bitter controversy over the hijab, or headscarf, worn by some Muslim women relates to citizenship, feminism and the secularism of the French Revolution and Republic. In America,...

Obama and Romney fought cleanest fight in history

May 23, 2019 at 4:03 p.m.

Now that the candidates have left the hustings (whatever those are) behind, it can be said: This was the cleanest presidential campaign in recent memory, perhaps in American history. Before...

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