Nature in the Neighborhood: June 2025 – Graduation Season
Nature in the Neighborhood Spring is in the air in our neighborhood! It’s a season that brings longer days and warmer weather … bird song and flower blooms... Read more.
Harvard’s commencement showcased a united university
Noah Feldman A year can make a transformational difference in the life of an institution. That’s what has happened at Harvard, where students and faculty gave... Read more.
Lopez: Justice Department shouldn’t abandon police oversight
Patricia Lopez Nearly five years to the week since George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer, a consent decree that was supposed to usher in significant... Read more.
Shribman: Trump’s inexplicable assailment on Europe
David M. Shribman HAARLEM, the Netherlands — These were the people we liberated during World War II, who enlisted in the Cold War, who agreed to welcome our bases,... Read more.
Frazier: The AI race we need — For a better future, not against another nation
Kevin Frazier The AI race that warrants the lion’s share of our attention and resources is not the one with China. Both superpowers should stop hurriedly pursuing... Read more.
Granderson: Pushing more Americans into homelessness is no way to revitalize downtowns
LZ Granderson The first couple of years of the Reagan administration were rough on most Americans. His 1981 cuts to safety net programs led to an additional 6 million... Read more.
Lewis: We all saw Biden’s decline in real time. The scandal is how few people cared.
Matt K. Lewis For weeks now, Americans — left, right and terminally online — have been obsessed with former President Joe Biden’s fitness as president. The... Read more.
Stavridis: How can Europe deter Putin? Revive the ‘Reforger’.
James Stavridis When I was a junior officer during the Cold War, the biggest North Atlantic Treaty Organization military training exercises — perhaps the largest... Read more.
Johnson: The hidden moral cost of America’s tariff crisis
F. Willis Johnson In the spring of 2025, as American families struggle with unprecedented consumer costs, we find ourselves at a point of “moral reckoning.”... Read more.
Blonder: Honoring sacrifice, remembering history: A Memorial Day reflection
Jeffrey Blonder Memorial Day. That time of year that evokes images of flags waving proudly, solemn ceremonies and moments of quiet reflection. It’s a day etched... Read more.