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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Democracy dies on the shadow docket

By allowing the Trump administration to decimate the Department of Education, the Supreme Court’s majority has elevated its own power while tying the hands of lower court judges.
Carine Hajjar

One reason why Newton public schools are losing students

The city’s schools are supposed to be among the state’s best. So why are families leaving?
RENÉE GRAHAM

Remember the real victims of Jeffrey Epstein

The focus shouldn't be on Trump's latest attempt to shield himself from responsibility. It should be on inching closer to justice for the survivors who've already waited too long.
Eugene Scott

Do we really want churches to become more political?

Many people don’t want their religious leaders to tell them how to vote. In the current deeply divided political moment, that could matter even more.

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Alex Beam

Divine intervention: A powerful podcast on Boston’s Catholic anti-Vietnam War protests

“All these zany Catholics brought a ferocity of love to everything to what they did that cannot be denied.”
Leonard Saxe

Polygraph tests are scientifically unreliable. Here’s why the Trump administration is using them anyway.

Even if polygraph tests are not accurate, the threat of a test can serve as a deterrent or as an interrogation tool to elicit admissions.
VISUAL ESSAY

Texting with my landlord

What I text and what my landlord reads are two very different things.
JILL ABRAMSON

The conservative weapon bringing down university presidents and law reviews

The Washington Free Beacon is publishing scoops that have left blood on the floor at Harvard, Columbia, Stanford, Duke, and other prestigious corners of academia.

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JEFF JACOBY

Politics doesn’t belong in the pulpit. Neither does the IRS.

The First Amendment protects even sermons most of us would rather not hear.

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

The Trump administration is showing us its white nationalism

So why aren’t we calling it out?

Renée Graham

When should music legends call it quits?

For better — or worse — artists in their 70s, 80s, and beyond keep touring for adoring fans.

JILL ABRAMSON

The conservative weapon bringing down university presidents and law reviews

The Washington Free Beacon is publishing scoops that have left blood on the floor at Harvard, Columbia, Stanford, Duke, and other prestigious corners of academia.

MARCELA GARCÍA

‘No Me Quiero Ir De Aquí’: Bad Bunny’s 30-night homecoming that’s powering Puerto Rico

Bad Bunny is boosting the island’s economy, drawing attention to its culture, and delivering a powerful political message simply by staying put.

Dr. Jhilam Biswas

How cellphone-free schools can work for everyone

Time away from devices during the school day offers young minds the rare room to breathe — space for deeper thinking, social connection, and a daily digital detox in a world where digital input rarely takes a pause.

Brandon Cardet-Hernandez

School cellphone bans won’t turn back the clock

Instead of banning cellphones, we should be looking for ways they can help our kids.

Nada Bakri

A mother’s fear in the #MeToo era

False accusations of sexual assault are rare, but their consequences can be devastating, especially for young men.