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It wasn’t all Trump enragement syndrome in the #GlobeLetters inbox this year. Readers also had things to say about AI actors, Karen (who’s that again?) Read, and gun violence.
Read on, and pass the antianxiety medication.
Read on, and pass the antianxiety medication.
The year in letters: We can’t pretend any of this was normal - The Boston Globe
Our annual snapshot of the year through the voices of Globe readers.
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December 30, 2025 at 6:35 PM
It wasn’t all Trump enragement syndrome in the #GlobeLetters inbox this year. Readers also had things to say about AI actors, Karen (who’s that again?) Read, and gun violence.
Read on, and pass the antianxiety medication.
Read on, and pass the antianxiety medication.
From horror movies to Oscar bait, from superhero stories to quirky detective dramas, there was no role more important — and no job easier to mess up — than fatherhood, Alyssa Rosenberg writes.
Hollywood rediscovers dads - The Boston Globe
In a time of deep anxiety about parenthood, fathers got a surprising star turn in movies this year.
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December 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
From horror movies to Oscar bait, from superhero stories to quirky detective dramas, there was no role more important — and no job easier to mess up — than fatherhood, Alyssa Rosenberg writes.
Financial columnist Larry Edelman is “cautiously pessimistic” about a 2026 recession. “I don’t think things are going to fall apart, but they are slowing down.”
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Is it a recession, or just a vibe-cession? We ask Larry Edelman. - The Boston Globe
The financial columnist says the numbers aren’t bad, but the vibes aren’t great.
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December 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Financial columnist Larry Edelman is “cautiously pessimistic” about a 2026 recession. “I don’t think things are going to fall apart, but they are slowing down.”
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Listen to #SayMore:
Who needs real Christmas trees when tax break-loving tech billionaires need massive AI data centers to overtake communities, tax environmental resources, and gobble up jobs?
Welcome to the Republican war on Christmas, writes @rygraham.bsky.social.
Welcome to the Republican war on Christmas, writes @rygraham.bsky.social.
How the Trump administration is stealing Christmas - The Boston Globe
Deck the halls with holiday-themed ICE memes and fewer toys under the tree because of Trump’s tariffs.
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December 16, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Who needs real Christmas trees when tax break-loving tech billionaires need massive AI data centers to overtake communities, tax environmental resources, and gobble up jobs?
Welcome to the Republican war on Christmas, writes @rygraham.bsky.social.
Welcome to the Republican war on Christmas, writes @rygraham.bsky.social.
Before Brian Walshe was found guilty on Monday of murdering his wife, he had the best defense money could buy — and Massachusetts taxpayers will be picking up the tab, writes Joan Vennochi.
The Walshe murder verdict was a win for justice. The bill is another story. - The Boston Globe
Walshe, a man with a relish for the high life, qualified for two seasoned, well-regarded defense lawyers. It may be justified. But it would be nice to know exactly how.
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December 16, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Before Brian Walshe was found guilty on Monday of murdering his wife, he had the best defense money could buy — and Massachusetts taxpayers will be picking up the tab, writes Joan Vennochi.
“The horrors of American gun violence are so banal that even the observation that they’re banal is boring, and it has been for years,” writes @aaronregunberg.bsky.social.
RUN, HIDE, FIGHT is not a policy - The Boston Globe
My most upsetting feeling that night — sheltering in place, manhunt underway — was tedium. This story has been seen, digested, and repeated with such regularity that it’s now rote.
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December 15, 2025 at 7:06 PM
“The horrors of American gun violence are so banal that even the observation that they’re banal is boring, and it has been for years,” writes @aaronregunberg.bsky.social.
The Trump administration isn’t just cracking down on illegal immigration; it’s also attacking legal immigration by undermining the process, writes @abdallahfayyad.bsky.social.
The shameful Faneuil Hall immigration crackdown - The Boston Globe
Plucking people out of the line for their citizenship oaths sends a message: The federal government can’t be trusted.
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December 11, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The Trump administration isn’t just cracking down on illegal immigration; it’s also attacking legal immigration by undermining the process, writes @abdallahfayyad.bsky.social.
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December 11, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Restaurant owners have designed their spaces in ways that don’t support comfortable conversation, writes Chris Berdik.
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How restaurants got so noisy
In an era of vanishing conversation, the experience of dining out is being diminished.
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December 10, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Restaurant owners have designed their spaces in ways that don’t support comfortable conversation, writes Chris Berdik.
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Editorial: Gerrymandering battles produce no real winners, only a loss for democracy. And the court’s ruling will only cause the already escalating redistricting race to the bottom to get worse.
The Supreme Court just escalated the redistricting war. Congress must end it. - The Boston Globe
The best solution would be to increase the size of the House of Representatives from its current 435 members.
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December 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Editorial: Gerrymandering battles produce no real winners, only a loss for democracy. And the court’s ruling will only cause the already escalating redistricting race to the bottom to get worse.
Editorial: Even if you accept Trump’s rationale for the murder of shipwrecked sailors in the Caribbean, it follows that if this is a war, then the military’s actions must obey the laws of war.
‘Amounting to murder’: US killing of shipwrecked sailors raises urgent questions for Congress - The Boston Globe
Two people survived the Pentagon’s first strike against drug boats in the Caribbean in September. Clinging to the wreckage, they were no longer a threat. Why were they killed?
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December 5, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Editorial: Even if you accept Trump’s rationale for the murder of shipwrecked sailors in the Caribbean, it follows that if this is a war, then the military’s actions must obey the laws of war.
The Supreme Court has not yet issued its ruling on whether President Trump’s emergency tariffs regime is legal or constitutional. But some companies want their money back now, @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social writes in #TheGavel.
Companies hit by Trump tariffs: We want a refund now - The Boston Globe
Companies like Costco and Bumble Bee Foods aren't waiting on the Supreme Court's tariff ruling to sue for refunds.
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December 4, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The Supreme Court has not yet issued its ruling on whether President Trump’s emergency tariffs regime is legal or constitutional. But some companies want their money back now, @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social writes in #TheGavel.
“If democracy dies in darkness, our ability to engage with the world also dies in silence," says @marcowerman.bsky.social on #SayMore.
Marco Werman thinks international news is America’s secret weapon - The Boston Globe
Marco Werman discusses the importance of a global perspective and why he loves his public radio program at GBH.
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December 4, 2025 at 6:03 PM
“If democracy dies in darkness, our ability to engage with the world also dies in silence," says @marcowerman.bsky.social on #SayMore.
Spotify Wrapped is, by all accounts, a viral marketing stunt, David Amorim writes. But this data dump is actually one of the most important personalized medical records we can create for the future.
Read more: trib.al/30p1odM
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December 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Spotify Wrapped is, by all accounts, a viral marketing stunt, David Amorim writes. But this data dump is actually one of the most important personalized medical records we can create for the future.
Read more: trib.al/30p1odM
Read more: trib.al/30p1odM
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The American public should see what happened during the second strike of a suspected Venezuelan drug boat - my op-ed in today's Boston Globe: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/03/opinion/strike-drug-boat-hegseth/ @globeopinion.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 12:48 PM
The American public should see what happened during the second strike of a suspected Venezuelan drug boat - my op-ed in today's Boston Globe: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/03/opinion/strike-drug-boat-hegseth/ @globeopinion.bsky.social
A lot can change in the next two years, but at the moment, Gavin Newsom is the one to beat, writes Mariel Garza. No other prominent Democrat has taken on MAGA and won.
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Gavin Newsom isn’t running for president (yet), and he’s already winning
Is his front-runner status a blessing or a curse?
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December 3, 2025 at 6:14 PM
A lot can change in the next two years, but at the moment, Gavin Newsom is the one to beat, writes Mariel Garza. No other prominent Democrat has taken on MAGA and won.
Read on Substack:
Read on Substack:
“The only path to peace in Ukraine is to arm Ukraine to the teeth — give it drones, missiles, and heavy weapons,” writes one reader. #GlobeLetters
Ukraine peace plan is ‘imperfect’ indeed — and unacceptable - The Boston Globe
Monsters like Vladimir Putin don’t cease their aggression until they are stopped by a superior power.
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December 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
“The only path to peace in Ukraine is to arm Ukraine to the teeth — give it drones, missiles, and heavy weapons,” writes one reader. #GlobeLetters
The bar on presidential behavior has gotten damnably low with Trump back in the White House, but Mark Kelly has recently emerged as a fierce moral counterweight to this administration, writes @rygraham.bsky.social.
Mark Kelly in 2028? - The Boston Globe
By forcefully taking on Trump and MAGA, the Democratic senator from Arizona looks like a potential White House contender.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The bar on presidential behavior has gotten damnably low with Trump back in the White House, but Mark Kelly has recently emerged as a fierce moral counterweight to this administration, writes @rygraham.bsky.social.
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Newsroom unveils bold new ethics code: Sleep with your sources, but take notes - The Boston Globe
Any and all sources are to be considered for their romantic potential, especially politicians, and especially married scions of political dynasties with dangerously fringe public health positions and ...
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December 2, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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"What Ben & Jerry’s proved is that it’s possible for a business to work to improve the quality of life for people, work to address injustices, and to make money at the same time," @yobencohen.bsky.social says on #SayMore.
Ben Cohen wants to #FreeBenAndJerry’s - The Boston Globe
Shirley Leung talks to Ben & Jerry’s cofounder Ben Cohen about what makes his company stand apart.
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December 2, 2025 at 4:53 PM
"What Ben & Jerry’s proved is that it’s possible for a business to work to improve the quality of life for people, work to address injustices, and to make money at the same time," @yobencohen.bsky.social says on #SayMore.
As with most other developments in the Republican Party, support for the death penalty can be traced back to Donald Trump, writes Theo Zenou.
Donald Trump’s death penalty obsession - The Boston Globe
The president’s bloodlust is filtering down to red-state America.
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December 2, 2025 at 4:31 PM
As with most other developments in the Republican Party, support for the death penalty can be traced back to Donald Trump, writes Theo Zenou.
It has been almost totally forgotten that Harvard University’s campus hippies, radicals, and communists were also fighting the nanny state, writes Tommy Barone.
What made Harvard get softer on its students - The Boston Globe
Campus battles over DEI and free speech are part of a much larger change in philosophy that took hold over decades. Will the administration show tough love now?
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December 1, 2025 at 5:13 PM
It has been almost totally forgotten that Harvard University’s campus hippies, radicals, and communists were also fighting the nanny state, writes Tommy Barone.
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My latest missive from California in @globeopinion.bsky.social
Gavin Newsom isn’t running for president (yet), and he’s already winning - The Boston Globe
Is his front-runner status a blessing or a curse?
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December 1, 2025 at 4:56 PM
My latest missive from California in @globeopinion.bsky.social
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Since I didn't post this yet, now's as good a time as any: My recent @globeopinion.bsky.social column. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/18/o...
Note to Democrats: Marjorie Taylor Greene is not your friend - The Boston Globe
After criticizing Trump, the Republican representative got death threats — and an invitation from across the aisle.
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November 22, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Since I didn't post this yet, now's as good a time as any: My recent @globeopinion.bsky.social column. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/18/o...
"We love veterans on Veterans Day. We love those who served and died on Memorial Day,” says Kevin Cullen on #SayMore. “For those 363 other days, we don't give a shit about these people.”
A Boston veteran’s 57-year journey to find peace - The Boston Globe
Kevin Cullen shares the story of one Boston veteran who spent decades finding peace after a devastating experience in Vietnam.
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November 20, 2025 at 10:49 PM
"We love veterans on Veterans Day. We love those who served and died on Memorial Day,” says Kevin Cullen on #SayMore. “For those 363 other days, we don't give a shit about these people.”