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IDEAS | TOM KASPERS -- AI was ruining my college philosophy classes. So I assigned a new kind of essay. -- I couldn't give take-home assignments anymore. Handwritten tests in class wouldn't work either. Somehow, I needed to fill ChatGPT's shoes.

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James A. Peyser -- Massachusetts promised high standards without MCAS. The results are in. -- After the end of MCAS, many school districts in Massachusetts now define graduation competency at the lowest passing grade.

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EDITORIAL -- A way out of super PAC madness? -- If they act quickly on a Maine case, federal judges could tee up a Supreme Court decision next year that restores some sanity to campaign finance laws.

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OPINION | DAVID SCHARFENBERG -- The Iran failure is peak Trump -- When the president launched a misbegotten war in the Middle East, commentators called it a betrayal of Trumpism. In fact, it was a perfect encapsulation.

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- Why I'm skipping the new film about Michael Jackson -- A warts-and-all biopic might have been interesting, but not the glossy hagiography that critics say the filmmakers have delivered.

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When teachers are sexual predators, 'consent' is a cruel joke -- When teachers are sexual predators, 'consent' becomes a cruel joke

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E-bikes and mopeds and scooters, oh my -- The profusion of new mobility devices on Massachusetts' streets cries out for new rules of the road — and now a state commission has some recommendations.

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IDEAS | RYAN BETHEA -- Religious faith is declining. So why are exorcists so busy? -- In this age of science and reason, belief in the supernatural may actually be getting stronger.

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IDEAS | CRAIG FEHRMAN -- A president, a secret message, and the fight over the exploration of the American West -- How Thomas Jefferson navigated a hyperpartisan era that looked a lot like our own.

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IDEAS | JOHN MAC GHLIONN -- Peter Thiel has a new tool for intimidating reporters -- The Silicon Valley billionaire has long disdained the media.

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Ideas | Miles Howard -- Nature is good medicine — now doctors are prescribing it -- A Malden program is testing whether better access to outdoor recreation can improve public health.

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- Why I've become a hardline anti-hugger -- With COVID's retreat, unsolicited hugging from strangers began anew.

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RIGHT, LEFT, AND CENTER -- Is Trump mentally unfit? -- Three writers debate the President's future.

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- Red states are putting the Ten Commandments in classrooms. Will the Supreme Court say thou shalt not? -- The court already decided the issue in a 1980 case. But it may have found a way around that.

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Derek Miller -- Harvard is already fighting antisemitism. The Trump lawsuit should be dismissed. -- There have been a wave of reforms touching every aspect of campus life

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Joshua Kendall -- Doonesbury and the evolution — and erosion — of satire's power -- Trump's behavior at the press dinner may signal whether humor still has a place in political life.

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Pardis Mahdavi -- Psychedelics are coming. Are we ready? -- Without the infrastructure, safeguards, and cultural humility, access could do as much harm as good.

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Jon Mitchell -- In New Bedford, we showed how to reinvent a city -- It's a window into what's possible.

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Many paths to take to advance Mass. housing goals -- "Building on the administration's leadership with decisive legislative action will be essential," writes one stakeholder. Another writes, of one proposal, "Capping minimum lot size requirements is a common-sense solution."

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Doing doctoral research, we seemed to have stumbled into the Winter Hill Gang -- We found ourselves in a dim room scattered with arcade machines, facing several surprisingly hostile and suspicious men.

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When one's home becomes a Wild West of do-it-yourself plumbing -- Readers debate the merits of a Massachusetts law that would rebuff a homeowner's bid to do his own plumbing work.

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Keeping it real in the AI age -- Life is particularly difficult for teachers these days, but it is possible to foster collaboration free of competition and inspire intellectual curiosity in a classroom.

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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 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.

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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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Blueprints for a new downtown Boston -- It's time to reimagine the identity of the city's core — and we've got ideas.

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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.

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Not so fast, fashion -- How to be fashionable and equitable while saving the planet from climate change.

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