Boston Globe - Opinion
IDEAS | ABDALLAH FAYYAD -- Rümeysa Öztürk is a symbol of what American universities have lost -- The decline in international student enrollment is changing the college experience for the worse.
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Harvard is already fighting antisemitism. The Trump lawsuit should be dismissed.8 hours ago
EDITORIAL -- Congestion pricing? Don't freak out, Boston. -- New York City, which implemented congestion pricing last year, shows that charging tolls to enter gridlocked areas can reduce traffic and improve transit without harming businesses.8 hours ago
JOAN VENNOCHI -- How Mike Vrabel is surviving the Dianna Russini scandal -- Thanks to Alex Cora, Robert Kraft, and the elastic rules of the NFL, the New England Patriots coach has withstood controversy — so far.21 hours ago
Naomi Schaefer Riley -- Could Ozempic save families from addiction and foster care? -- GLP-1s have been shown to reduce drug cravings. What if they can help prevent drug-fueled child abuse and neglect?1 day ago
EDITORIAL -- Beacon Hill's victory lap on records law is premature -- SJC's split decision still gives an edge to reform.1 day ago
IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER -- Drones are blowing up old assumptions about US foreign policy -- America will find it harder to win arguments with military might alone.9 hours ago
KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- Can police get your phone location data if you jog by a crime scene? -- The Supreme Court is set to decide.21 hours ago
Massachusetts political conventions are an antidemocratic relic -- Just declare the bar open and the 15 percent rule gone.1 day ago
Too many assaults occur at Tewksbury State Hospital -- Training, staffing, and separating violent patients could help.2 days ago
When teachers are sexual predators, 'consent' is a cruel joke -- When teachers are sexual predators, 'consent' becomes a cruel joke4 days ago
IDEAS | OMER AZIZ -- The soldier who infiltrates neo-Nazi groups -- Kristofer Goldsmith discovered the depths of racist extremism — including in New England.9 hours ago
IDEAS | MICHAEL SHERMER -- What is truth, anyway? -- From politics to gender to science, here's how we find a shared reality.1 day ago
Ideas | Stephen O'Connor -- My dog doesn't read your lawn signs -- In defense of a canine's right to roam.2 days ago
RIGHT, LEFT, AND CENTER -- The Trump problem in Massachusetts -- We asked three writers about Massachusetts' Republican candidates for governor and what obstacles they face along the road to November.22 hours ago
RENÉE GRAHAM -- We are all conspiracy theorists now -- A decade of Trump has warped our sense of truth and facts. That won't end when his presidency does.1 day ago
ALAN WIRZBICKI -- A bridge carries hikers across the Pike in Western Mass. Its replacement could help bears and deer too. -- Building crossings under or over roads could be a solution to collisions with animals.1 day ago
JOAN VENNOCHI -- Trump's ballroom fix ignores America's real gun violence crisis -- His focus is on security for elites rather than policies aimed at prevention.2 days ago
L. Rafael Reif -- Transformative AI has arrived. It demands urgent global action. -- This moment demands parallel action on three fronts.3 days ago
Justice Department parses seashells by the seashore -- In its latest indictment against James Comey, the Justice Department alleges the former FBI director's social media post of a photo of shells on a beach constituted a dangerous threat to the president.10 hours ago
Look on the bright side: Boston is a youth mecca -- Why the negative spin about indications that young people are looking to move away when Boston has the highest proportion of people under 34 of the largest American cities?10 hours ago
Only girl on the varsity golf team felt she was 'left unprotected' -- "This is a public school, where all are supposed to be welcome and feel safe," writes one reader.20 hours ago
Penalty flags fly in scandal surrounding Mike Vrabel -- Perhaps that pesky question persists, "Who am I when no one is looking?"1 day ago
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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.4 months ago
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.4 months ago
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?5 months ago
The right's immune system is finally fighting back against antisemitism. Maybe. -- A backlash from conservatives against right-wing influencers is a rare sign of hope.4 months ago
A way out of super PAC madness?9 hours ago
The Iran failure is peak Trump9 hours ago
A president, a secret message, and the fight over the exploration of the American West22 hours ago
Religious faith is declining. So why are exorcists so busy?21 hours ago
Why I'm skipping the new film about Michael Jackson1 day ago
The Harvard that some faculty aren't seeing1 day ago
Harvard is already fighting antisemitism. The Trump lawsuit should be dismissed.1 day ago
CHRISTOPHER WEYANT -- The FBI's bottled up controversy6 days ago
PATRICK CHAPPATTE -- Priorities7 days ago
SUE D. GELBER AND ELLY LONON -- If famous authors held signs at the Boston Marathon10 days ago
Lost and/or found: Ten weird but totally true Boston stories -- Have you heard of the Boston Garden Monkey? How about the alligator in the Charles River? See what else we've uncovered.1 month ago
Everything I needed to know about work and life ... I learned selling sneakers -- This isn't a story about sneakerheads. This is about what working in 1980s Toronto retail taught me about empathy, resilience, and paying attention.3 months ago
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.4 months ago
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.4 months ago
Calluses: True stories from an ICU -- An ICU nurse explores the similarities between bedside manner and the hard calluses developed when learning to play guitar in this interactive comic.1 year ago
The Wisdom Issue: How to grow old — without getting old -- Writers of a certain age on the challenges, delights, surprises, preoccupations, and freedoms of growing older.1 year ago
Blueprints for a new downtown Boston -- It's time to reimagine the identity of the city's core — and we've got ideas.4 months ago
When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse -- An interactive comic that explores how medical mistakes can happen in the chaotic environment of an ICU.2 years ago
Not so fast, fashion -- How to be fashionable and equitable while saving the planet from climate change.2 years ago
