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Scot Lehigh

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Readers, I’m taking a break to write another novel

13.02.2026 10

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Scot Lehigh

Knowing when it’s time to go

A farewell — and a thank-you — to the readers who read, wrote back, disagreed, and made nearly four decades at the Globe a dream job.

30.01.2026 10

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Scot Lehigh

Readers, I’m taking a break to write another novel

I’ll be back next year. I hope you will, too.

12.03.2025 10

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Scot Lehigh

Trumpian chaos reigns — but there are reasons for optimism

From the financial markets to the Supreme Court, we are seeing some pushback to chaotic start of the second Trump administration.

07.03.2025 9

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Dreamworld: Trump’s speech takes leave of reality

It was a fantasy that floated far from the facts.

05.03.2025 10

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Trump’s behavior makes me embarrassed to be an American

Our president’s vengefulness, dishonesty, and bullying should make us all cringe.

28.02.2025 20

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“See you in court,” she said.

Governor Janet Mills told President Trump that she would not comply with his executive order banning transgender athletes in women’s sports. We...

27.02.2025 7

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Mitch McConnell, the Senate’s cynical and hollow man

The longtime GOP Senate leader transformed that body, but not for the better.

26.02.2025 10

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Don’t buy DOGE’s fraud-is-everywhere fantasy

It’s chintzy rhetorical cover for an effort to slash legitimate spending and close or decimate useful federal agencies.

21.02.2025 7

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Scot Lehigh

Europe is rightly angry at Vance’s myopic message

Trump is a bigger threat to democracy than anything JD Vance denounced in his Munich speech.

19.02.2025 10

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Scot Lehigh

From slopes to mopes: Dodging a season of snow

How to slough snow shoveling onto your spouse.

14.02.2025 8

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Scot Lehigh

The courts step in where Congress fears to tread

Team Trump grumps about judicial decisions while its GOP enablers shrink from their oversight duties.

12.02.2025 10

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Scot Lehigh

Warning: Fiscal scams and flimflams probably lie ahead

Don’t be gulled as Congress starts to reconcile Trump’s agenda with budgetary reality.

07.02.2025 20

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Donald Trump’s actions present troubling tests for democracy

Protecting traditional constitutional governance will be a struggle on many fronts.

05.02.2025 8

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The absurdity of Kennedy’s HHS nomination

Senate hearings show a would-be secretary running away from his record.

31.01.2025 10

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Scot Lehigh

A norm-busting president requires an unorthodox response

Targets of Trump’s attacks should PLACATE him.

28.01.2025 10

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Will Trump’s power flower or sour over time?

Persuasion will soon matter more than formal authority.

24.01.2025 10

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Scot Lehigh

The Trump inaugural: MAGA’s magical hopes vs. rational real-world fears

A divided nation begins a fraught journey with Trump.

21.01.2025 10

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Trump moonwalks back from major campaign promises

From reducing inflation to cutting spending painlessly to immediately ending Russia’s war with Ukraine, the president-elect is waging a quiet...

17.01.2025 6

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