Tedeschi: The steep cost of tariffs is finally coming into focus
Ernie Tedeschi Some six months after the Trump administration announced its first tariffs on goods from China, Canada and Mexico, it’s starting to feel that policy... Read more.
Merloe: Is Trump normalizing military occupation of American cities?
President Donald Trump’s military interventions in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., foretell his plan for other cities. The Washington Post recently reported... Read more.
Hiltzik: Trump wants NASA to destroy climate satellite
Michael Hiltzik By any reasonable metric, NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory has been a spectacular success. Originally designed to support a two-year pilot project,... Read more.
Greene: Fighting fentanyl: A father’s plea for change
John Greene I pray you never lose a loved one to opioid use. I have—and it’s an agony I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy. Our son, Evan, died many years ago... Read more.
Walsh: Notre Dame
Jim Walsh George Shattuck Richardson was a physician at Massachusetts General Hospital as was his father, as was his son. He spent summers in Nahant while growing... Read more.
Johnson: The cost of small lies — A citizen’s response
F. Willis Johnson Over the past several years, we’ve watched President Donald Trump and his administration wield misinformation not just as a shield, but as a... Read more.
Jacobson: ‘Made in America’ is alive, well and misunderstood
Sheldon H. Jacobson The president supports purchasing goods that are “made in America.” To encourage this, President Donald Trump has imposed tariffs on imports... Read more.
Gongloff: Pope Leo is becoming the climate champion we need
Mark Gongloff While the leader of 340 million Americans furiously works to derail climate action, the leader of 1.4 billion Catholics is embracing it. In May, when... Read more.
Hiltzik: Trump’s deal with Nvidia puts our national security on sale to the highest bidder
Michael Hiltzik One thing that can be said about Donald Trump’s transactional approach to policy-making is that, as destructive as it might be to our economic... Read more.
Perrone: Unlike at Columbia, Trump’s attack on UCLA is aimed at taxpayer money
Giuliana Perrone President Donald Trump’s demand for a whopping $1 billion payment from UCLA sent shock waves through the UC system. For those of us on the inside,... Read more.