In my writing, and in my idle thoughts, I often return to Arjuna’s lament upon surveying the battlefield of Kurukshetra and finding that he must kill his friends and family. What is his duty in that extraordinary moment? What is my duty, then, in far more ordinary and less harrowing circumsta...

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LETTERS An umbrella provided cover for a baby stroller in the Boston Public Garden in June 2023.David L. Ryan/Globe Staff It’s a conservative strategy to occupy women with babiesThanks to Renée Graham for her insightful words in “Women aren’t ‘under-babied,’ ” (Ideas, May 17). She...

If you read enough history, you eventually notice civilizations don't run on laws alone. Laws matter. Armies and economies too.

ROCHESTER — Three GOP gubernatorial candidates — businessman Kendall Qualls, House Speaker Lisa Demuth and businessman Patrick Knight — participated in a debate Thursday, May 21, 2026, at Century High School in Rochester, weighing in on issues ranging from taxes and regulation, to guns and ...

The Boston Globe Sarah E. Jenkins, an assistant professor of animation, creative arts, and visual culture at Hampshire College. Lane Turner/Globe StaffBy Brooke Hauser, Hilary Burns, The Boston Globeupdated on May 22, 20267 minutes to read NORTHAMPTON — When Gaurav Jashnani was offered a posit...

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