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On Christmas night, America’s fate hung in the balance

How a desperate river crossing in 1776 revived a revolution that seemed all but lost.

yesterday 7

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Jeff Jacoby

Why cemeteries are becoming places for the living

A slow, attentive walk through a wooded cemetery, anywhere, is a contemporary way to both honor the past and be grateful for the present.

yesterday 3

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Renée Loth

Why ‘The Master and Margarita’ is the ultimate modern Christmas story

It is a heart-wrenching story of hope, love, compassion, and almost impossible redemption.

yesterday 7

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Susan Rigetti

Democrats can’t learn from 2024 if they hide the autopsy

When teams lose, reflecting on what they did wrong to prevent repeating the same mistakes is vital.

previous day 3

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Eugene Scott

Would Jesus be safe in a synagogue today?

The golden age has been replaced by a grim new reality in which antisemitism is being normalized with terrifying speed.

previous day 4

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Jeff Jacoby

MAGA’s racism and antisemitism problem isn’t Nick Fuentes — it’s MAGA

Of course, not being racist at all isn’t part of the debate.

previous day 10

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Renée Graham

Why putting Trump’s name on the Kennedy Center is so wrong

This name combo pits two extremely contradictory concepts of style, values, and leadership against each other in a way that really rocks the brain.

monday 1

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Joan Vennochi

Taking stock of Flock

Days after Cambridge cancelled its contract with the license-plate reader company Flock over privacy concerns, the firm’s devices helped solve one...

monday 5

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Alan Wirzbicki

Words of the year

Members of Globe Opinion weigh in with their favorites for 2025.

monday 2

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When daytime TV used rape as a precursor to a romance

On "General Hospital," Laura fell in love with Luke, her rapist. What message did that send to my generation?

21.12.2025 2

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Renée Graham

Mike Johnson’s war on women

The House speaker isn’t just a sexist boss. As a party leader and as a policy maker, he has systematically made life harder and more expensive for...

20.12.2025 20

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Katherine Clark

When school shooting headlines fade, the trauma doesn’t

The scars of school shootings often endure for years, shaping mental health, educational trajectories, and economic futures.

20.12.2025 3

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Maya Rossin-Slater

What we really learned from Suzie Wiles

People are missing the real revelations in White House Chief of Staff Suzie Wiles's dishy comments to a Vanity Fair reporter.

20.12.2025 2

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Noah Rothman