Why is Mike Vrabel skirting the fallout of those Page Six photos? - The Boston Globe There’s a double standard when it comes to questions about his relationship with the reporter and how it might have affected her coverage of the Patriots and its rivals.

Mike Vrabel gets to duck the tough questions with the argument that what is a clear ethical line for a journalist is fuzzier for a coach, Joan Vennochi writes.

He can build aircraft engines. Massachusetts won’t let him install a toilet. - The Boston Globe Massachusetts’ ban on DIY plumbing serves no clear public good; lawmakers should scrap it.

“Allow me to work on my property with my own two hands that God gave me,” John Carbin wrote in a letter to the Supreme Court justices, who declined to hear his case.

“High costs are now the existential crisis in health care,” write @massgovernor.bsky.social and Mitt Romney. “And with inaction at the federal level, it is up to states to lead once again.”

I am a survivor of sexual abuse. Here’s why Harvard must dename the Wexner building. - The Boston Globe The billionaire donor was a longtime close associate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

"Every time I walk through that entrance, my heart races. My hands clench. The muscles in my body contract": The call to dename Harvard's building named after billionaire donor Les Wexner, longtime close associate of Epstein. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/14/o... @globeopinion.bsky.social

If a chatbot wrote this, would you read it? - The Boston Globe We asked our three writers to say a bit about how they use — or avoid — AI, and what future it might have for our profession.

When more and more journalists feel comfortable turning to AI in lieu of human coworkers, companies will feel more and more emboldened to cut costs by laying off staff, @abdallahfayyad.bsky.social writes.

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What my son’s college choice says about Jewish students today - The Boston Globe Families are looking south for campuses where students can fully thrive.

“For years, many of us assumed that the ‘best’ schools were clustered in the Northeast. That assumption is now being challenged,” Andrea Silbert writes. “Excellence alone is no longer enough.”

How I became an artist in my 60s - The Boston Globe At the end of each three-hour evening class, I was always covered in paint, including my hair. I was a human Jackson Pollock.

Yes, this is Jill Abramson's self-portrait: "At the end of each three-hour evening class, I was always covered in paint, including my hair. I was a human Jackson Pollock." www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/02/o... @globeopinion.bsky.social

The deafening silence of Tulsi Gabbard - The Boston Globe The director of national intelligence chooses ambition over principle.

When Tulsi Gabbard ran in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary, she campaigned forcefully against “regime change wars.” Yet now she seems fine with Trump’s unnecessary war against Iran, Stephen Kinzer writes.

Graham Platner comes with baggage. Politicians like Elizabeth Warren don’t seem to care. - The Boston Globe Three writers weigh in on Warren’s recent endorsement of the Maine oyster farmer-turned-Senate candidate.

Elizabeth Warren is willing to accept Graham Platner’s apologies for a record she would find disqualifying from someone whose politics didn't mesh with her own, Joan Vennochi says.

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Who gets to be an American? - The Boston Globe Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell and Democratic AGs of other states have the answer as the Supreme Court takes up Trump’s bid to curtail birthright citizenship.

“If we allow this president to unlawfully take away the 14th Amendment, which he does not have the power to do, he can do that for any amendment,” @massago.bsky.social tells @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social.

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A win-win for Putin - The Boston Globe An editorial cartoon by Patrick Chappatte.

A win-win for Putin? - © Chappatte in The Boston Globe, USA via @globeopinion.bsky.social 👉 www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/25/o...

The Celtics’ Derrick White and Boston’s love of ‘glue guys’ - The Boston Globe The city is changing fast. But the way to win fans’ hearts is still to be the kind of player who makes his teammates better.

For @bostonglobe.com: I wrote about why Boston loves Derrick White, and what it says about the future of the city www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/08/o...

A local nonprofit crossed Wu. Then its permit for a fund-raiser was denied. - The Boston Globe The Wu administration, which is embroiled in a legal fight with the Emerald Necklace Conservancy over White Stadium, did not issue the group a permit for its annual fundraiser.

Editorial: Amid a nasty feud between Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and a local nonprofit over the planned rebuilding of White Stadium, it looks like “Party in the Park” may have become “Petty in the Park.”

A DNA test ruled him out. He was convicted of murder anyway. - The Boston Globe A shooting outside a Providence nightclub opens a window on one of the most insidious — and least understood — problems with America’s justice system.

What happens when good science is distorted in the courtroom? There may be no better place to start than with a shooting at a Providence nightclub. #TwistedScience

The BSO board — another bad boss - The Boston Globe When management wants change, what everyday workers want usually doesn’t matter.

Whether it’s the news, grocery, or music business, adapting to shifting circumstances is crucial for survival, Joan Vennochi writes. But BSO musicians were not included in the process and found out about the decision to fire Nelsons when the public did.

Do we really need two public radio stations in Boston? - The Boston Globe Rather than cutting WBUR and GBH to the bone and seeing a decline in the quality of their programs, might it be wiser to merge the two stations?

The question has been asked before and rejected, Jill Abramson writes. But rather than cutting both GBH and WBUR to the bone, wouldn’t it be wiser to merge the two stations?

Pointless precision - The Boston Globe An editorial cartoon by Patrick Chappatte.

Pointless precision - © Chappatte in The @bostonglobe.com lobe via @globeopinion.bsky.social 👉 www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/11/o...

The very ‘unBoston’ firing of BSO music director Andris Nelsons - The Boston Globe The abrupt decision not to renew his contract reflects a changing Boston culture — one that values bluntness and disruption over restrained civility.

“This looked 'like a hit job,' a BSO insider told me”: Joan Vennochi on the BSO's unceremonious firing of music director Andris Nelsons. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/11/o... @globeopinion.bsky.social

No, ‘E Pluribus Unum’ isn’t a lie - The Boston Globe A Tennessee congressman’s anti-Muslim screed is vile. His attack on pluralism itself is worse.

Representative Andy Ogles isn’t merely maligning Muslims, @jeffjacoby.bsky.social writes. He is repudiating the foundational idea of American nationhood.

The Supreme Court moves in the shadows - The Boston Globe A single, unsigned paragraph turned the Voting Rights Act into a dead letter.

Issues like this have no business on the shadow docket, @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social writes. New law should not be made in darkness, without full briefing and argument.

Police body cameras may be good to have. But they can be misleading in court. - The Boston Globe The legal system wrongly assumes that video always reveals objective truth.

With body cameras making headlines again - and the terrific @lastweektonight.com episode about it - I suggest that “if we want body cameras to make law enforcement more accountable, we must first ensure that the law is even-handed when it comes to cameras.” www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/04/o...

The Gavel - The Boston Globe Every week Globe Opinion columnist Kimberly Atkins Stohr sends you insights and observations about the Supreme Court's docket, arguments, and rulings — and explains how the court's decisions will impa...

Now is a good time to sign up for my free @globeopinion.bsky.social newsletter The Gavel, cuz the SCOTUS has been trippin this week. Drops in inboxes later this afternoon www.bostonglobe.com/newsletters/...

With Iran attack, Trump abandons a core tenet of his foreign policy - The Boston Globe The government in Tehran is thuggish. But the president who denounced nation building is now calling for regime change without real planning.

Editorial: It’s possible the president’s call for regime change is a bit of Trumpian bluster. But his actions endanger thousands of innocent civilians in Iran, Israel, and the Gulf nations that host American military bases.

Lost and/or found: Ten weird but totally true Boston stories The legend of the Boston Garden Monkey. An alligator in the Charles River. Mysterious Sad Ghost graffiti. What other odd things are turning up?

There’s monsters in the waterways, mummified monkeys in the rafters, and all sorts of strange things stuffed up kids’ noses. Explore these weird — but totally true — stories of things lost and found around Boston:

Trump gives the court the cold shoulder - The Boston Globe How President Trump felt about the Supreme Court justices who curbed his power was no secret by the time he snubbed them at the State of the Union.

At a time when trust in the court is hovering near historic lows, the president reducing the court’s members to mere political actors is not a good look for the justices, @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social writes.

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Ending college affirmative action didn’t devastate minority enrollment but only shifted it - The Boston Globe Look beyond the Ivies to other schools where Black and Latino students can thrive.

The reality is that 70 percent of US college students attend public universities and colleges, and many of them achieve success, regardless of the reports out of New Haven, Rich Barlow writes in #GlobeIdeas.

Takeaway from the State of the Union address - © Chappatte in The Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com via @globeopinion.bsky.social 👉 www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/25/o...

We want to hear from you: Should the city shovel your sidewalk? - The Boston Globe Should taxpayer money be used to clear snow from your sidewalk? Or can you handle it yourself, thank you very much?

Should the city use taxpayer money to plow snow from your sidewalk? Or can you handle it yourself, thank you very much?

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The Epstein Reckoning: What The Files Reveal About Power - BigTentUSA Join BigTentUSA on Thursday, February 19 at 7pm ET for a timely virtual conversation with Camaron Stevenson and Nina Burleigh of COURIER Newsroom, moderated by Kimberly Atkins Stohr of The […]

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Belichick wasn’t snubbed at taxpayer expense - The Boston Globe The Pro Football Hall of Fame picks its inductees on its own dime. Political parties should pick their nominees the same way.

The Pro Football Hall of Fame is a private organization, @jeffjacoby.bsky.social writes. It sets its own rules. It decides who gets to vote. And it pays the bills.