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Trump’s remarks on war dead are shameful

How could we as a nation have fallen from the leadership of Lincoln to a president who calls our fallen service members losers and suckers?

Marathon survivor forgives Tsarnaev

Acknowledging his humanity is the first step toward forgiveness.

Getting the First Amendment wrong

In a pending court case, the right to free speech is impinging dangerously on the right to privacy.

Renée Graham
Empathy and compassion for president
If a moment requires the smallest gesture of kindness, Trump finds a way to do even less.

JEFF JACOBY
No more political dynasties
Americans should recoil from the idea that some people are fit to govern because they were born into a certain family.

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Diane Hessan

Trump on the global stage: Which voters like the show?

Voters are divided between ’tough’ isolationism and diplomatic internationalism.

STEPHEN KINZER

Obama’s ‘biggest mistake’ is still wreaking havoc

The bombing of Libya scattered weapons across Africa.

LETTERS

Postcards from the pandemic

Nonagenarian’s absentee ballot; extrovert deals with solitude; empty T car — an update on how readers are coping

Joan Vennochi

In Markey victory, age beats youth and youth beats the establishment

Markey, not Kennedy, wins the backing of the next generation.

Michelle Wu

Business as usual is hurting Boston

The city’s outdated zoning code must be updated to make the development approvals process transparent, accountable, and equitable.

Scot Lehigh

Defining decency ever downward

How much divisive behavior will tentative Trump backers tolerate?

Renée Graham

Support for Black Lives Matter is dropping — among white Americans

Three months after George Floyd’s killing, fewer white people say that racism is a big problem.

John Ellis

Biden is on track to lose the Electoral College

A month or so ago, the notion that President Trump would win reelection was dismissed as delusional. No longer.