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.” 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.

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.

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.

Extrajudicial killings? © Chappatte in The @bostonglobe.com via @globeopinion.bsky.social 👉 www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/11/o...

Restaurant owners have designed their spaces in ways that don’t support comfortable conversation, writes Chris Berdik. Read on Substack:

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.

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.

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

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. 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

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.

Opinion | Newsroom unveils bold new ethics code: Sleep with your sources, but take notes www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/02/o... @tyburr.bsky.social @globeopinion.bsky.social

"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.

It has been almost totally forgotten that Harvard University’s campus hippies, radicals, and communists were also fighting the nanny state, writes Tommy Barone.

My latest missive from California in @globeopinion.bsky.social

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.”

Republicans admit their plan to double ACA premiums & throw 15M off health care is a disaster. Trump’s “big idea” — a one-time check of AT MOST $6,500 — won't even cover cancer treatment or childbirth. Health care is a human right. It's time to expand Medicare & cut drug prices.

SATIRE: After the Allston Car Wash raid, a college student’s ICE tip line voicemails into the void, by @tyburr.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/19/o... @globeopinion.bsky.social

Zac Segal fits an all-too-odious pattern: the self-anointed defender of law and order — or morality, or national security — who convinces himself that informing on others is not only justified but virtuous, writes @jeffjacoby.bsky.social.

The lines not to be crossed are clear: Reporters must keep a journalistic distance from sources and people in the news, writes Jill Abramson.

Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen will join "Say More" host Shirley Leung to discuss the future of corporate activism — and the challenge of balancing profit and purpose in a polarized era — at Globe Summit on November 19. Register and watch live: globesummit2025.splashthat.com

Based on Cambridge’s liberal reputation, a candidate like Elizabeth Hudson shouldn’t have had a chance in School Committee elections, @rebeccaspiess.bsky.social writes.

The story of the penny is about government dysfunction: how America continued to make a zombie coin that nobody wanted or needed anymore, and which cost taxpayers more than it was worth.

Law enforcement isn’t the only tool for reducing crime — or making people feel safe, @abdallahfayyad.bsky.social writes. By focusing on streetscapes, city governments can do a lot to close the gap between crime statistics and the public’s overall perception of crime.

#Epstein damage control - © Chappatte in The Boston Globe @globeopinion.bsky.social @bostonglobe.com 👉 chappatte.com/en/images/ep...

It’s troubling that a court that has, time and time again, protected the rights of major religions — especially claims brought by conservative Christians — can’t bring that same energy to give some recourse to Damon Landor, @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social writes. #TheGavel

From the man who accuses Democrats of being soft on crime, Trump’s reckless presidential pardons have created a revolving door of recidivism, @rygraham.bsky.social writes in #OUTTAKES.

"You have more people in the upper class, you have more people in the lower class, and everyone in the middle feels squeezed on either side," Mara Kardas-Nelson says on #SayMore:

Since Trump returned to the White House, too many Democrats have operated with the kind of magical thinking that skews closer to theater of the absurd, @rygraham.bsky.social writes.

My new article for @globeopinion.bsky.social: New restaurants in Boston neighborhoods can finally get liquor licenses — but the city still makes it too hard just to open a restaurant. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/13/o...

“If the American people do not insist that public officials obey court orders, I think that American democracy is doomed,” former US District Court Judge Mark World tells @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social.

Editorial: Americans need both a functioning government and the subsidies — and it’s a mistake to pit them against each other.

“If the electorate that turned out in New Jersey foreshadows the landscape Republicans will have to navigate in next year’s midterm elections, the GOP should anticipate a drubbing,” Noah Rothman writes.

Voters want to hear about how we can get to a brighter future, @abdallahfayyad.bsky.social writes. And that vision doesn’t tend to come from candidates who keep lecturing people on what’s not possible.

Editorial: Over the next four years, the task for Mayor Michelle Wu will be to stay laser-focused on Boston’s fundamental challenges and not to mistake her easy victory on Tuesday for a blanket endorsement of the status quo.

The trick for an elastic party is not to stretch too far in one direction, David Scharfenberg writes. And in recent years, Democrats have done just that, reaching way out to the left and damaging their brand in the process.

Tune in to a live episode of #SayMore with @leungboston.bsky.social and @abdallahfayyad.bsky.social as they discuss Michelle Wu, Zohran Mamdani, and the mayor’s races in Boston and New York today at 12 p.m. on our Substack:

Tune in to a live episode of #SayMore with @leungboston.bsky.social and @abdallahfayyad.bsky.social as they discuss Michelle Wu, Zohran Mamdani, and the mayor’s races in Boston and New York tomorrow at 12 p.m. on our Substack:

Through all of her husband’s racist ramblings, Usha Vance has chosen to stay by his side, @rygraham.bsky.social writes.

In much of Boston, the race for the four at-large City Council seats is the only real contest on Nov. 4. The Globe editorial board endorses these four candidates, who articulated the clearest, most persuasive visions for Boston and the council:

A cartoon by @chappatte.bsky.social. #GlobeCartoons

The death penalty has gone on since time immemorial, but the means of execution in places where it’s allowed must be humane, @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social writes. Far too often, executions are shown to be anything but.