Boston Globe Opinion

Cutting teachers based on seniority usually means young educators and educators of color are the first to go, even if they are great teachers, writes Will Austin. trib.al/u4GOSUs

With Governor Maura Healey’s proposal to lift the ban on Sunday hunting, she wants to be seen as a friend of hunters, writes @joan_vennochi. trib.al/CyhDp8l

“President Trump is dialing 911” on Iran, writes @RepAuchincloss. But sending Marines to the Strait of Hormuz won’t fix this war. trib.al/wGll0HE

DA Kevin Hayden is in trouble, writes @joan_vennochi. Can Boston Mayor Michelle Wu save him? trib.al/Un8wRcf

Trump’s “I’m glad he’s dead” about Mueller was “a performance of contempt. But the deeper alarm isn’t any single outburst — it’s the normalization,” writes @jeff_jacoby. trib.al/QbsmrJe

“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,” Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell tells Kimberly Atkins Stohr. trib.al/IABTPmU

Elizabeth Warren is willing to accept Graham Platner’s apologies for a record she would find disqualifying from someone whose politics didn't match her own, @Joan_Vennochi says. Read more from @Joan_Vennochi, @abdallah_fayyad, and @NoahCRothman: trib.al/NDFogY2

For medical students, the Match Day envelope tells students where they will spend their next chapter. It also summons memories of everyone who helped along the way, writes Elissa Ely. trib.al/TPpixVf

Paul Revere’s midnight ride: How a Globe newsletter inspired the ‘only historically accurate half marathon.’ From Alan Wirzbicki. trib.al/LpdvOKb

Here’s why rooftop solar in Mass. is flawed, and how to fix it, write Fischer J. Espiritu Argosino and Christopher R. Knittel. trib.al/9hKSkaq

From @GlobeOpinion: The bigger problem by far was something called “system error” — problems not with the forensic testing itself but with the way the justice system used and communicated the results. trib.al/JiqYety

It’s hard to overstate just how radical Trump’s position is on birthright citizenship, writes @jeff_jacoby. trib.al/ruQ1NTP

Books saved me. Don’t let them be banned, writes Jarrett J. Krosoczka. trib.al/ru7VM4N

The Cezar Chavez revelations “are an indictment of more than one man,” writes Renée Graham. “Abusers in social justice circles count on their victims to be better guardians of a movement’s reputation than they are. They weaponize their victims’ loyalty.” trib.al/KUDm5pp

Value-based care works when physicians lead and take real accountability, write Ashish K. Jha and Thomas C. Tsai. trib.al/p4AOBKh

To restore the American dream, Greater Boston needs to build more single-family homes, writes Alexander von Hoffman. trib.al/To7NGey

A lawsuit claims the Selective Service Act, which bars women from registering for the draft, is a violation of the 28th Amendment. Just one problem: There is no 28th amendment. As I write in @GlobeOpinion, amendments can't be wished into existence. bostonglobe.com/2026/03/15/opi…

From @GlobeOpinion: Requiring students to pass end-of-course exams as a graduation requirement is a good start — but just a start. Accountability for outcomes needs to be threaded throughout the state’s entire education system. trib.al/h54IP09

Inspired by @colingorrie's intriguing demonstration of how wildly English has changed over the past 10 centuries, I wrote in @GlobeOpinion today about the quirky richness of the world's greatest language. #PurſuitOfHappineſſ bostonglobe.com/2026/03/18/opi…

From @GlobeOpinion: Most important, people on event time are happier, because they can savor moments more deeply than those constantly feeling the pressure of the clock. So how does a person make the switch from clock time to event time? trib.al/FnGw0uL