Editorial: Clarence Thomas’ story is cautionary. Even a Supreme Court justice at day’s end is a public servant.

Maggie Mulqueen: Here’s how we can show up for others during a hard time

Jerald McNair: ’Tis the season to be more neighborly. And doing so can transform communities.

Letters: NAACP state director’s awful remarks about migrants are antithetical to humane leadership

Daniel DePetris: A war between Hezbollah and Israel is the last thing the US wants

Letters: Chicago wants to fix something that isn’t broken — selective enrollment schools

Laura Washington: When the jury decides the fate of ex-Ald. Ed Burke, let’s hope his buddies are listening

Editorial: Here’s how the IRS whistleblower revealed the flaws of the US tax code. He still committed a serious crime.

Sheldon H. Jacobson: An important holiday gift that everyone should consider giving

Daniel Johnson: US soldiers at risk of suffering brain injuries from their own weapons

Storer H. Rowley: Extremists on both sides of Israel-Hamas War are determined to kill a two-state solution

Vaughn Bryant and Arne Duncan: Violence prevention work is reducing shootings in Chicago. Let’s scale it

Letters: The Bears stink because other teams spend their money better

Editorial: Happy holidays? The Fed and bond markets are giving us reasons to be optimistic for the future

Editorial: America’s university presidents sure need their winter breaks. Let’s hope they’re reevaluating everything.

Letters: Chicago police officers should be more visible

David McGrath: The Christmas gift every teacher craves

Editorial: Commonwealth Edison did not deserve the record-shattering delivery rate hike they wanted

Uri Dromi: Gaza will need a Marshall Plan of its own to rebuild