Sens. Roy Blunt and Josh Hawley, Missouri Republicans, are taking the helm on duck boat safety. It’s needed, and we’re glad to see them do it. The Globe’s own investigation after the 2018 duck boat…

Ever since Joe Biden was sworn in as president, stories of disillusioned voters have flooded the news.  Among the most far-fetched are those who belong to the cult QAnon who were led to believe that…

Monday, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly said she wants to pay for expanded Medicaid in her state by legalizing — and taxing — medical marijuana. Details are still vague, and full costs weren’t clear Monday. The…

The Biden administration’s pledge to defend democracy around the world faces an early test following the military coup Monday in Myanmar, which wiped out the civilian government and partial democracy that the United States helped…

As long as the COVID-19 pandemic is a threat, the U.S. economy will unduly suffer.  That is unavoidable.  It still is not safe to be in crowded shopping malls, movie theaters and sports arenas.  …

It may be arguable whether Marjorie Taylor Greene is clinically paranoid or simply a despicably wicked person, but what is certain is that she is a member of Congress, and that is intolerable. She is…

There’s a gold rush going on in the financial markets. It features everyday underdogs getting their due and bigwig “bad guys” recoiling from their comeuppance. It’s accompanied by online flame wars and some of the…

A majority of Republican Senators gave notice Tuesday their allegiance is to their party leader, not their country. Late Tuesday afternoon, Republicans forced a vote calling for cancellation of the impending impeachment trial of former…

Dr. Anthony Fauci’s words and demeanor last week spoke volumes about the dramatic change in the federal government’s approach to the coronavirus pandemic under President Biden. Gone were the days when Fauci would need to…

My grandmother’s name was Kamala. She was born in a small slice of western India at a time and a place where the gift of learning was not equally bestowed between genders. If my father’s…