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EDITORIAL -- Why a conservative justice threw shade at congressional Republicans -- Congress needs to grow a backbone as Trump rattles sabers over Iran.

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EDITORIAL -- Mass. needs to catch up with Mississippi on reading instruction -- While the Commonwealth likes to think of itself as an educational leader, reading scores for students from disadvantaged backgrounds are lower here than some less affluent states.

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- One week, two very different portraits of Britain's disintegrating royal family -- The family is again tending to its own self-inflicted wounds, as details of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's transgressions deepen.

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Kristi Noem wants you to wait in longer lines at the airport -- DHS secretary trivializes what's really at stake in the partial government shutdown.

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Just say neigh -- Massachusetts shouldn't be subsidizing horse racing anymore.

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- Trump gives the court the cold shoulder -- How President Trump felt about the Supreme Court justices who curbed his power was no secret by the time he snubbed them at the State of the Union.

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- Trump's State of the Union message: Fear still sells -- Trump is betting that stoking outrage over immigrants and demonizing Democrats will once again outweigh voter anxiety about prices, jobs, and his own record.

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- The winter of Trump's discontent -- A majority of Americans are fed up with Trump and a corrupt and vindictive administration that doesn't care about their most basic needs.

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Edith Widder -- We are changing an ocean we have barely explored -- Humanity is rapidly altering a vast ecosystem that sustains life on land and sea. But restoration is nearly impossible without understanding it better.

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Ilya Somin -- Trump's new tariffs are another dangerous presidential power grab -- Trump has tried to reconstitute his tariff power by reinstating most of his sweeping tariffs using a 1974 law. If allowed to stand, this would undermine the constitutional system almost as much as the earlier tariffs did.

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Elissa Ely -- I felt healthy after my doctor's appointment. Then the patient survey arrived. -- I don't believe for a minute the survey has my interests at heart, and certainly don't believe it has my doctor's.

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Joe Maloney -- Why legal sports betting is good for Massachusetts -- A transparent, regulated marketplace protects fans, preserves the integrity of games, and generates tax dollars for public benefits.

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None of this is surprising -- Donald Trump's overreaches are hardly news anymore.

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Readers reflect on the State of the Union -- Delusional, defiant, and still spreading lies.

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Why Gish Jen talks to the dead -- The writer's new novel "Bad Bad Girl" blends truth and fiction to dissect the cultural divide between mother and daughter.

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A Boston veteran's 57-year journey to find peace -- Kevin Cullen shares the story of one Boston veteran who spent decades finding peace after a devastating experience in Vietnam.

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Rage over a lost penny -- The president wanted to look bold by eliminating the penny. But shouldn't the administration have planned ahead for the consequences?

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The Wild Issue -- This special edition of Globe Ideas goes to mountaintops, rivers, urban parks, and open fields to unearth surprising stories about what nature means today.

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The Revolution lives on -- 250 years later, the fight for American independence is still full of surprising stories and unresolved questions. Explore them in this special issue of Globe Ideas.

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