Editorials
![They're upset that Trump's survival and defiance is getting so much attention while President Joe Biden is flailing with voters. They're upset that Trump's survival and defiance is getting so much attention while President Joe Biden is flailing with voters.](https://www.bostonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/BHR-L-EDITORIAL.jpg?w=132)
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Editorial: Detractors desperate to downplay Trump shooting
They're upset that Trump's survival and defiance is getting so much attention while President Joe...
![Let's assume that at some point, hopefully in the not-too-distant future, the Norfolk prison/shelter won't be needed as an overflow site. An excellent use for the newly renovated building would be as affordable housing for seniors. Let's assume that at some point, hopefully in the not-too-distant future, the Norfolk prison/shelter won't be needed as an overflow site. An excellent use for the newly renovated building would be as affordable housing for seniors.](https://www.bostonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GOVsc001.jpg?w=132)
Editorial: Norfolk prison/migrant shelter should become senior housing
Let's assume that at some point, hopefully in the not-too-distant future, the Norfolk prison/shelter won't...
![Investigators are still trying to determine the reason Thomas Matthew Crooks climbed on to the roof of a building across from Donald Trump and opened fire Saturday, hitting the former president in the ear. Investigators are still trying to determine the reason Thomas Matthew Crooks climbed on to the roof of a building across from Donald Trump and opened fire Saturday, hitting the former president in the ear.](https://www.bostonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/AP24196766934038-e1721055214461.jpg?w=78)
Editorial: Similarities between Trump would-be assassin, school shooters hard to miss
Investigators are still trying to determine the reason Thomas Matthew Crooks climbed on to the...
![Incendiary rhetoric has been burning through our political discourse for years, it's going to take more than a call for unity to cool things down. But it's critical that we do so. Incendiary rhetoric has been burning through our political discourse for years, it's going to take more than a call for unity to cool things down. But it's critical that we do so.](https://www.bostonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/BHR-L-EDITORIAL-01_170d3a.jpg?w=132)
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Editorial: Uniting America is huge task, but future depends on it
Incendiary rhetoric has been burning through our political discourse for years, it's going to take...
![The photo of a defiant Trump, blood on his face and fist in the air, will be a defining image of the campaign. The photo of a defiant Trump, blood on his face and fist in the air, will be a defining image of the campaign.](https://www.bostonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/BHR-L-EDITORIAL-01_97e0f7.jpg?w=132)
Editorial: Trump’s shooting puts Biden’s age on back burner
The photo of a defiant Trump, blood on his face and fist in the air,...
![An executive order from Biden requires that 40% of all spending benefit “underserved communities.” The White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council hovers overhead, making sure the Department of Transportation obeys this dictate. An executive order from Biden requires that 40% of all spending benefit “underserved communities.” The White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council hovers overhead, making sure the Department of Transportation obeys this dictate.](https://www.bostonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/BHR-Z-EDITORIAL-01_2f324d.jpg?w=132)
Editorial: ‘Equity’ short circuits EV charging station construction
An executive order from Biden requires that 40% of all spending benefit “underserved communities.” The...
![In his report, Hur found that Biden “willfully retained and disclosed classified materials” when he shouldn’t have. He declined to bring charges, however, based in part on Biden’s mental fitness. In his report, Hur found that Biden “willfully retained and disclosed classified materials” when he shouldn’t have. He declined to bring charges, however, based in part on Biden’s mental fitness.](https://www.bostonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/BHR-Z-EDITORIAL-01_6f15a2.jpg?w=136)
Editorial: Biden administration should stop hiding Hur tapes
In his report, Hur found that Biden “willfully retained and disclosed classified materials” when he...
![When Michelle Wu was running for mayor, she stressed the importance of a government that works for everyone, and her experiences fighting against obstacles to get things done. Today, Wu is the obstacle. When Michelle Wu was running for mayor, she stressed the importance of a government that works for everyone, and her experiences fighting against obstacles to get things done. Today, Wu is the obstacle.](https://www.bostonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/nl003.jpg?w=117)
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Editorial: Mayor Wu touts small biz, then pulls rug out from under
When Michelle Wu was running for mayor, she stressed the importance of a government that...
![It took a female student suffering serious injuries to tip the scale on the side of common sense, but the Dighton-Rehoboth School Committee passed a policy that says students and coaches don't have to play against teams with opposite sex players. It took a female student suffering serious injuries to tip the scale on the side of common sense, but the Dighton-Rehoboth School Committee passed a policy that says students and coaches don't have to play against teams with opposite sex players.](https://www.bostonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/BHR-L-EDITORIAL-01.jpg?w=88)
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Editorial: Young women’s safety scores a win with mixed-gender sports decision
It took a female student suffering serious injuries to tip the scale on the side...
![The former Syms clothing store was famous for the slogan "An educated consumer is our best customer." In the land of academia, however, an educated consumer can be a university's worst nightmare. The former Syms clothing store was famous for the slogan "An educated consumer is our best customer." In the land of academia, however, an educated consumer can be a university's worst nightmare.](https://www.bostonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/umassnl10.jpg?w=113)
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Editorial: To keep colleges from closing, trim fat & lower tuition
The former Syms clothing store was famous for the slogan "An educated consumer is our...