It’s not too late for Ed Markey to pass the torch

It’s not too late for Ed Markey to pass the torch

OVER SIX DECADES ago, the election of John F. Kennedy inspired a generation to believe that public service is one of the highest callings in democracy. One of those people was the young son of a milk truck driver from Malden, future US Sen. Ed Markey. As Markey would later recount, “That became a moment of great change in our country. It was no longer about the past; it was about the future and what we could do to make a difference in our world.…