Columns
No, Donald Trump doesn’t have the 2024 GOP nomination locked up
His early lead in the polls hardly means he’s the GOP’s nearly inevitable nominee.
Columns
Normalizing Trump’s unhinged rage is an invitation to violence
When the former president — and current front-runner for the GOP presidential nomination — makes inciting comments, he must be called out and challenged without reservation. 37 minutes ago
Letters
Mass. responds to probation challenges with a different approach
The Massachusetts Probation Service is oriented toward keeping people in treatment in the community, using graduated sanctions and incentives to improve compliance with supervision and avoid incarceration.
Letters
Thomas Jefferson might like a word with today’s Supreme Court justices
He understood the intent of the Founding Fathers.
Columns
A respite for tens of thousands of Venezuelan arrivals
President Biden has expanded Temporary Protected Status dramatically, and that’s a good thing.
Columns
Is there only one way to think, talk, teach, and write about racism?
Layoffs at Ibram X. Kendi’s Center for Antiracist Research at BU present an opportunity for the university to rethink how the center can advance the important work of identifying and tackling racism.
OpEds
NOAA needs to get serious about protecting Stellwagen Bank
If effectively managed, marine protected areas like Stellwagen Bank can offer sanctuary to species including those targeted by commercial fisheries.
OpEds
Massachusetts lags on banning plastics
Cutting the use of plastic bags as well as telling state agencies not to use plastic bottles are symbolically important, but the state needs stronger policies.