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IDEAS | Sohini Ramachandran and C. Brandon Ogbunu -- What James Watson got wrong about DNA -- The science he helped pioneer consistently undermines his view that genes determine everything about us.

10 hours ago

Maggie Hassan -- Why I voted to end the government shutdown -- Now that the shutdown has ended, the American people will put Republicans to the test.

1 day ago

JOAN VENNOCHI -- Is this the lie that topples Trump? -- In a normal moral universe, the Epstein emails should matter. But in the MAGA universe, all bets are off.

1 day ago

IDEAS | RICHARD HANANIA -- I rejected nativism, but now it has devoured the Republican Party -- Trump made impressive gains with immigrant voters and other minority groups in 2024. Yet his movement can't resist alienating them.

21 hours ago

EDITORIAL -- Why the funding for Trump's White House renovation is so problematic -- While renovations can be costly, they should be publicly funded.

8 hours ago

IDEAS | ERICK TRICKEY -- Want to open a restaurant in Boston? Think again. -- The city is trying to fix its notorious liquor license problem. But here are four other things it could do.

1 day ago

Nancy Gertner -- The Justice Department's war on judges -- Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche has it backward. There are no rogue judges; there is only a rogue president.

9 hours ago

Rage over a lost penny -- The president wanted to look bold by eliminating the penny. But shouldn't the administration have planned ahead for the consequences?

1 day ago

We already have doctor shortages. Now Trump wants to make it harder for foreign physicians to fill the gaps? -- Hundreds of foreign medical professionals work in Massachusetts with an H-1B visa. Now those work permits will cost $100,000.

2 days ago

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- Religious rights, but not for all -- The First Amendment is meant to protect even minority religions. The justices don't seem to get that.

1 day ago

JOAN VENNOCHI -- Has Wu locked down more power with City Council alignment? -- With council leadership on her side, the mayor would have enormous power to do what she wants.

2 days ago

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- A federal judge resigned to speak out against Trump. Here's what he told me. -- "It is vital that the American people understand that democracy is very valuable," former US District Court Judge Mark Wolf said.

2 days ago

JEFF JACOBY -- The Treaty of Versailles wasn't too harsh. It wasn't harsh enough. -- As historians across the spectrum have argued, the treaty's chief flaw was not excessive punishment but inadequate enforcement.

3 days ago

Jill Abramson -- The right's reckoning with hate: What happens when extremists take the mic -- If the extremists win, we're all in big trouble.

16 hours ago

BU student becomes another face in the MAGA mosaic

5 hours ago

The evolving, stumbling, ever-searching Democratic brand

17 hours ago

Reading bill answers teachers' call for a curriculum that works

17 hours ago

No regard for indigent defendants or their public defenders

17 hours ago

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3 years ago

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3 years ago

Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett -- My father, David Gergen, died from dementia. Here are his reflections on the path forward for our country. -- David Gergen died at 83 after being diagnosed with Lewy body dementia. His daughter, Katherine Gergen Barnett, reveals the wisdom she received from her dying father in a moment of clarity amid his decline.

4 months ago

LETTERS -- Dear Canada: Let us explain -- While views come from a variety of vantage points, the overwhelming message is: Don't give up on us yet.

3 months ago

EDITORIAL -- Let's talk about the families that leave Boston -- Boston is a thriving city in many respects. But when so many families choose to raise their kids elsewhere, the city is not the whole community it should be.

3 months ago

IDEAS | BRIAN BERGSTEIN -- Facebook blocked my family. We have no idea why. -- The real problem with AI is unchecked corporate power.

3 months ago

The shutdown deal divided Democrats but is the right call

9 hours ago

What we can learn from the WWII POWs buried in Bourne

15 hours ago

Will the 'Mamdani effect' on Israel work for Moulton and Pressley?

16 hours ago

Setti Warren's legacy: seeing our 'common humanity'

16 hours ago

With Jared Golden's exit, a wake-up call for Democrats

1 day ago

Message from New Jersey: It's not too early for Republicans to panic

1 day ago

State Supreme Court can stop this nonsense and pay public defenders more

1 day ago

As genocide engulfs Darfur, history's lessons are forgotten

1 day ago

PATRICK CHAPPATTE -- Quick, tear it all down! The Epstein vote is coming.

1 day ago

SAGE STOSSEL -- This menopausal moment

5 days ago

CHRISTOPHER WEYANT -- If you like piña coladas and getting caught at TSA

7 days ago

Calluses: True stories from an ICU -- An ICU nurse explores the similarities between bedside manner and the hard calluses developed when learning to play guitar in this interactive comic.

10 months ago

The Wisdom Issue: How to grow old — without getting old -- Writers of a certain age on the challenges, delights, surprises, preoccupations, and freedoms of growing older.

1 year ago

True stories from an ICU: Was it right to keep their sister alive? -- An illustrated opinion piece that explores the emotional impact of hospice care on ICU nurses and hospital employees.

1 year ago

IDEAS -- Blueprints for a new downtown Boston -- It's time to reimagine the identity of the city's core — and we've got ideas.

1 year ago

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse -- An interactive comic that explores how medical mistakes can happen in the chaotic environment of an ICU.

1 year ago

Not so fast, fashion -- How to be fashionable and equitable while saving the planet from climate change.

1 year ago

Teens Speak -- We asked. They delivered. Teens from across the country offer a candid look at how they're navigating life, school, friendships, social media, expectations, and so much more.

1 year ago

Blue sky Boston: Where inspiration meets aspiration for the city's future -- Sustainable living. Gondolas. A science expo. Evaluation of student humanity. Here's what a Boston of the future could be.

1 year ago

ERNESTO BARBIERI WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY JESS RULIFFSON -- Tenderness and brutality: True stories from an ICU nurse -- An illustrated opinion piece that examines the porous border between healing and suffering in one hospital's intensive care unit.

1 year ago