Hill: Back to school shopping? Expect higher prices, ‘invisible’ to the consumer.
Steven Hill For families with school children, the summer is coming to a close, and it’s time to start thinking about—school shopping! New clothes, shoes, daypacks,... Read more.
Calmes: The Big Lie is back and coming for American elections
Jackie Calmes Like most Americans, including White House reporters apparently, I’ve tuned out Donald Trump’s incessant Big Lie that he won the 2020 presidential... Read more.
Kluth: This Ukraine summitry is all reality TV, zero substance
Andreas Kluth So much has happened in recent days, it’s easy to overlook how little has happened. To wit: Nothing material. Not when it comes to matters of war... Read more.
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.