Nature in the Neighborhood: Having a whale of a time this year
The Swampscott Conservancy Whales have been a big thing in the culture, tradition, and imagination of humans for a long time. Some civilizations believe whales to... Read more.
Trump proved himself unfit to be commander in chief
ML Cavanaugh When I was an officer in the U.S. military, I abstained from voting in national elections, one small way to keep the armed forces nonpartisan. Now,... Read more.
Finally, a limit to Donald Trump’s Teflon superpower — J.D. Vance
Jackie Calmes Nearly nine years, one presidential term and three campaigns later, Donald Trump’s rare honest words from early 2016 remain all too true: “I... Read more.
Israel’s tactical assassinations come with huge strategic risk
Marc Champion With the death of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, Israel appears to have eliminated top officials in two organizations committed to... Read more.
With Supreme Court reform ideas, Biden is playing the long game
Harry Litman The first and easiest question to answer with respect to the package of Supreme Court reform measures that President Joe Biden announced Monday is whether... Read more.
Are Asian American voters loyal to Democrats or shifting Republican?
James Zarsadiaz There are more than 700 Asian American elected officials across the country, including the presumed Democratic Party presidential nominee Kamala... Read more.
Women are America’s working class now
Kathryn Anne Edwards It’s an election year, which means we’ll be hearing a lot from both Democrats and Republicans claiming that their party is the one... Read more.
What Kamala Harris’ run for California attorney general can tell us about this campaign
Dan Morain Smart Republicans could see a day like this coming — and tried mightily to prevent it — back in 2010. That was the year Kamala Harris, a bright, young,... Read more.
What America might learn from elections in Europe
James Coltella As America ponders its political future, the dynamics of politics in Europe offer U.S. lawmakers interesting food for thought — the change there... Read more.
At the Olympics, must it be men versus women?
Ian Hurd and Sadie Barlow It may come as no surprise that the first modern Olympics were a men-only affair. The second, in Paris in 1900, included 22 women, and... Read more.