Opinion

Scott Gilmore: The pundits theorized this crucial debate did not likely change many minds. It’s possible that women saw it differently.

Jane Philpott: We don’t need more studies; we need action. We must seize this moment in history and act to prevent more senseless deaths.

Andrew MacDougall: In his sickness, the president had a chance to show empathy and solidarity. Instead, he did what he always does: make things worse.

With his complacency and disregard for others, Trump and his White House now epitomize the ’case clusters’ and ’super-spreaders’ researchers say are driving the global pandemic

Paul Wells: Remember, the virus now battling for control over Donald Trump’s body does not care what Donald Trump has done. These are dangerous times.

Scott Gilmore: Having tested positive for COVID-19, President Donald Trump now faces some poor odds. America too.

Andray Domise: Trump showed up as a wrestling match villain, while Biden’s unwillingness, or perhaps inability, to dial into anti-establishment anger left him hopelessly outmatched.

Christopher Ragan: Experience has shown that spending vast sums of public money on infrastructure both quickly and effectively is almost impossible

Letters to the editor, Sept. 22, 2020: Readers weigh in on anti-vaxxers disrupting the effectiveness of a COVID-19 cure, the WE Charity saga and alternatives to the nuclear family

Opinion: The question is if our leaders will use the current moment to address long-standing economic and social policy failures—to ’build back better,’ as some say—or return to how we used to run policies