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Carine Hajjar

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A migrant girl was allegedly raped. Why wasn’t an arrest made?

A teen living in a state shelter in Marlborough reported that her father repeatedly had sex with her. Instead of being charged, he was sent to a...

13.12.2024 10

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Does Jake Auchincloss have Seth Moulton’s back? Yes, but...

The two young Democratic Massachusetts politicians have often worked together. But after Moulton’s comments on transgender athletes sparked a...

16.11.2024 3

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An attempt to cancel Seth Moulton boomerangs on Tufts

The chair of the university’s political science department said Tufts would stop facilitating internships with the Salem congressman after his...

14.11.2024 9

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Seth Moulton does Democrats a favor. Too bad so many can’t see that.

Other Democrats lambasted him. The Tufts political science department spurned him. But Moulton is raising concerns the left needs to take seriously.

12.11.2024 20

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The endorsements that make you go, hmm

Both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have accumulated their shares of unusual endorsements.

06.11.2024 4

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Are Sununu’s coattails long enough to pull Ayotte to victory for N.H. governor?

The N.H. governor's race is one of the closest in the country. Can Governor Chris Sununu make the difference?

04.11.2024 5

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Inside Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally

It was transgressive, controversial, and often offensive. And that was probably the point: To give a middle finger to the liberal city that had...

29.10.2024 5

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State GOP candidates who have a shot at winning

Under new leadership, Republicans have made a determined effort to champion more mainstream issues with a slate of moderate candidates.

26.10.2024 10

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Why is Kari Lake doing badly in a state that Donald Trump will probably win?

Arizona is trending to Trump. Yet Lake is trailing her Democratic opponent, Ruben Gallego, by a substantial amount.

14.10.2024 5

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Do campus protesters really care about peaceful Lebanon?

Lebanon is a land of deep beauty and deep tragedy. That is my Lebanon. But a different Lebanon is being evoked in the protests cropping up across the...

06.10.2024 20

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The struggle of the Massachusetts Republican

Does John Deaton's candidacy represent a promising shift for a MassGOP that is tired of losing?

25.09.2024 4

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Admit it, Democrats — Greg Abbott was right about the border

The Texas governor warned that President Biden’s lax border policies were unsustainable. Now, as Massachusetts and other blue states buckle under...

07.09.2024 20

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This frat party was more about patriotism than politics

Flagstock had the makings of a MAGA festival, but many of the young men who attended said they mainly just wanted to celebrate the flag (and drink...

05.09.2024 10

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For Kamala Harris, dodging the details might be a winning strategy

With just 10 weeks to Election Day, why give Donald Trump more ammunition?

23.08.2024 5

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‘Czar’ or not, Kamala Harris bungled immigration

Democrats are downplaying her border responsibilities. But even if you accept that she had a limited role, she still failed at it.

30.07.2024 9

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Donald Trump seems to have united the GOP. Has he?

Fault lines remain within the party and must be addressed.

19.07.2024 5

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Who are the women voting for Trump?

From the floor of the Republican National Convention, Globe Opinion writer Carine Hajjar interviewed multiple women who support Donald Trump....

19.07.2024 10

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Universities need to leave DEI behind

The universities in question are dominated by a progressivism that pervades DEI departments, where the world is divided between the oppressed and...

18.07.2024 10

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Trump enlists Vance to make the GOP more blue (collar)

RNC attendees embraced Trump’s choice of Senator JD Vance of Ohio as his running mate. But for some conservatives, choosing a more traditional...

17.07.2024 4

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Could Massachusetts’ losses be Kelly Ayotte’s gain?

In New Hampshire's gubernatorial race, “Don’t Mass up New Hampshire” is front-runner Kelly Ayotte's core slogan.

12.06.2024 4

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The view from the right on Trump’s conviction

Even conservatives critical of the former president balked at a trial that many of them saw as an abuse of the justice system.

01.06.2024 20

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The issue Biden can’t seem to conquer

James Carville might have a tougher time with his signature advice in today’s presidential race. Because it’s no longer just the economy (stupid)...

29.05.2024 10

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Colleges liked protesters. Until they didn’t.

You don’t have to agree with their cause to feel bad for students who are being punished for the exact same behavior colleges tolerated or tacitly...

28.05.2024 30

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My grandfather sowed so that others may reap

Throughout his 99 years, he had never been honored for the lives he changed, the careers he quietly made, or, most of all, the love he modeled. And he...

08.05.2024 30

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Boston’s forever war on fun

The battle over outdoor dining in the North End is just part of Boston’s stubbornly stuffy attitude toward entertainment, dining, and nightlife.

29.04.2024 40

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What happened when a young Israeli walked into an anti-Israel protest

Protests on New York campuses have been full of strident rhetoric — but also the occasional ray of hope.

26.04.2024 30

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Mike Johnson pulls off the legislative feat of the year

House Speaker Mike Johnson pulled off an almost impossible maneuver Saturday, putting his speakership on the line to work with Democrats and...

24.04.2024 10

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What Biden should be doing better to get Ukraine aid

He should explicitly spell out how it will benefit US interests — and result in a Ukrainian victory.

13.04.2024 30

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Unhappy with Trump, unhappy with Biden

Caught between an old rock and an old hard place, what’s a Nikki Haley voter to do in November?

27.03.2024 10

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Iran is a menace. The Biden administration can do more to deter it.

President Biden should start by resuming sanctions on electricity sales to Iraq.

13.03.2024 40

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Mass. Republican voters turn their backs on Jim Lyons — and his hard-edged style of politics

Tuesday’s fight over seats on the Republican State Committee was about two different theories of how to win political power in Massachusetts.

08.03.2024 6

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If Biden wanted to see the migrant crisis up close, he should have come to Massachusetts

Instead he went to Texas.

01.03.2024 30

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Not all of the GOP is Donald Trump’s party

The former president may be headed to the GOP nomination, but many Republicans just don't like him.

25.02.2024 20

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They still like Nikki Haley in South Carolina. Just not as much as Donald Trump.

She presided over a good economy and was widely viewed as a successful governor by her constituents.

23.02.2024 10

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Nikki Haley’s narrow path

Haley’s current effort to consolidate donors and national campaign infrastructure could help her launch another campaign in 2028 when, presumably,...

21.02.2024 20

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Fanatics or just fans? Inside a New Hampshire Trump rally.

Part rock concert, part mega-church service, part UFC match, Donald Trump’s latest rally in New Hampshire vividly displayed the devotion of his...

21.01.2024 20

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Who’s a RINO? (Hint: Not Nikki Haley.)

Haley is getting hammered by Donald Trump for being a “Republican in name only.” But she may be the most conservative candidate in the race.

20.01.2024 20

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NH voters deserve better from Donald Trump

The former president doesn’t seem to believe he owes it voters in the Granite State to participate in debates or engage in the kind of retail...

17.01.2024 6

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DeSantis shines as Florida man. But did he win the debate?

DeSantis was particularly engaging when he talked about his policies in Florida, including expanding school choice, keeping schools open during the...

11.01.2024 20

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How Christie’s decision to end his campaign will help Haley in New Hampshire

With Chris Christie out of the race, will his supporters in New Hampshire flock to Nikki Haley?

11.01.2024 6

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To rebuild, Harvard needs to reform DEI culture

The events of Harvard’s tumultuous year are rooted in the school’s inability to accommodate heterodox viewpoints.

03.01.2024 20

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Is Gen Z bailing on Biden?

The Biden campaign’s age-related concerns are no longer about only the president’s advanced years.

03.01.2024 20

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Does anyone care that kids are still drowning in the Rio Grande?

When it happened under Donald Trump, deaths at the US-Mexico border triggered national outrage. Now they’re met with a shrug.

09.12.2023 40

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I watched the Oct. 7 video. I don’t know how anyone can say Hamas are freedom fighters.

Brutal footage of the Hamas attack was screened at Harvard, where some pro-Palestinian students have blamed Israel for the barbarous attacks.

08.12.2023 9

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