Boston Globe Opinion

09/01/2025

There are few things more confusing for parents right now than kids and phones. Psychologist and mother Jean Twenge has a new book to guide parents through raising kids in the digital age. Her main message? "You're in charge." www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/01/opinion/jean-twenge-10-rules-screens/

08/30/2025

Will the Supreme Court give Trump even more power by letting him fire Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors? Kimberly Atkins Stohr looks at the stakes.

For months, Trump has fumed about the Federal Reserve. It’s no surprise he’s chosen to target Cook.

08/30/2025

Brave FEMA workers are publicly stating that science matters, writes Kimberly Atkins Stohr. “They don’t just need lawmakers to stand up and protect them, they need you to do that, too.”

These brave workers are not the deep state Trump rails against, but rather deeply committed civil servants who took oaths and staked their careers on protecting Americans.

08/29/2025

Now that the terrorist group Hezbollah has been critically weakened by Israeli strikes, the Lebanese finally have an opening to take their country back, writes Carine Hajjar.

Now that the terrorist group has been critically weakened by Israeli strikes, the Lebanese have an opening to take their country back.

08/29/2025

I often think about Emmett Till these days, writes Renée Graham. “I’ve long believed his murder was the reason why my mother never allowed me to spend summers with relatives in her native South Carolina.”

History isn’t that many yesterdays ago.

08/29/2025

“Wig runner,” “chief happiness officer,” “wisdom historian”? There was a time when such ridiculous job descriptions seemed outlandish, writes Alex Beam. “Now outlandish is the new normal.”

There was a time when such ridiculous circumlocutions seemed outlandish. Now outlandish is the new normal.

08/29/2025

Can Graham Platner, an oyster farmer and military veteran who just announced his candidacy in Maine’s upcoming Senate race, beat Susan Collins? Yes, and here’s how, writes Eugene Scott.

The oyster farmer and veteran can beat her if he doesn’t rely too heavily on identity politics and focuses more on what voters say is the biggest issue: their pocketbooks.

08/28/2025

Seventy years later, America has yet to reckon with Emmett Till’s murder, writes Renée Graham.

History isn’t that many yesterdays ago.

08/28/2025

Boston is becoming a city suited for the wealthy who can afford the city’s exorbitant prices or the poor who qualify for low-income housing — with a diminishing middle class.

How to change that trajectory needs to be front and center in the mayor’s race. https://trib.al/MzqzFss

A strong body of evidence suggests the city is becoming a place for the rich, who can afford the city’s exorbitant prices, and the poor, who qualify for subsidies. What about everyone else?

08/28/2025

California governor Gavin Newsom’s recent social media posts “are a welcome show of s***k, spirit, and humor, while also irritating MAGA world,” writes Joan Vennochi.

The California governor’s social media posts are a welcome show of spirit and humor.

08/27/2025

Gavin Newsom is trolling Trump, writes Joan Vennochi. Is this the playbook for a presidential campaign?

The California governor’s social media posts are a welcome show of spirit and humor.

08/27/2025

Brave FEMA workers “are not the deep state Trump rails against, but rather deeply committed civil servants who took oaths and staked their careers on protecting Americans,” writes Kimberly Atkins Stohr.

These brave workers are not the deep state Trump rails against, but rather deeply committed civil servants who took oaths and staked their careers on protecting Americans.