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Is higher education still worth it? For Black Americans, the answer is yes.

It remains an essential investment, despite rising costs and skepticism.

yesterday 10

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Eugene Scott

I led the civil rights unit at the US Attorney’s Office in Boston. Its dismantling leaves an alarming void.

If your civil rights are violated, there may be no one at the federal level left to call. 

previous day 3

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Jennifer A. Serafyn

Hollywood’s newest supervillain: an AI-generated ‘actress’

Tilly Norwood is fake. But the attention she’s getting is making real actors nervous.

previous day 10

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Renée Graham

What if liberals banned books?

In honor of Banned Books Week, I cheekily offer a list of woke-right titles that patriotic Americans should rip from the shelves.

previous day 10

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Renée Loth

‘Your struggle doesn’t negate your humanity’: State Representative David LeBoeuf opens up on coping with alcoholism

LeBoeuf hopes that sharing his story will help others avoid hitting rock bottom.

thursday 20

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Shira Schoenberg

How ‘Breaking Bad’ foretold today’s manosphere

The show and the reaction to it, predicted the mainstreaming of misogyny that in its many forms, online and off, can make life miserable for too...

thursday 5

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Renée Graham

Homeschooling, anti-vax, homeopathy: My left-wing childhood is back, on the right

The crunchiest elements of my left-wing upbringing are back — except this time, on the right.

thursday 10

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Kara Panzer

Why won’t zombie bad ideas stay buried?

Destructive delusions keep returning not because they’re true but because they serve powerful purposes.

01.10.2025 2

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Jeff Jacoby

We need more cracks in MAGA armor

There is a long way to go before anyone can say the tide has turned significantly against Trump.

01.10.2025 1

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Joan Vennochi

Two opinion writers on why Senator Markey could face a tough 2026

Senator Ed Markey's 2026 reelection bid will be impacted by his age and the potential fervor of his Democrat or Republican challengers alike.

01.10.2025 1

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Carine Hajjar And Joan Vennochi

Taylor Swift is uncool — and unstoppable

Her earnestness and focus on fans have become her greatest strengths.

30.09.2025 5

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Kevin Evers

Erika Kirk, Yom Kippur, and the limits of forgiveness

Forgiveness is too sacred to be automatic, and too serious to be presumed on behalf of others.

30.09.2025 20

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Jeff Jacoby

The everywhere, all at once president

No corner of American life will be left unsullied by Trump’s fingerprints.

30.09.2025 1

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Renée Graham

Feds put Mass. on notice: Don’t discriminate against Christian foster parents

On Tuesday, the Trump administration warned state officials that a DCF policy requiring foster parents to “affirm” transgender identities violates...

30.09.2025 1

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Carine Hajjar