
Jeff Jacoby
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I'm an op-ed columnist at The Boston Globe, a purveyor of refreshing conservative cheer in the midst of a dusty liberal wilderness.
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By most yardsticks, Trump’s first 100 days have added up to a striking record of failure. His honeymoon ended almost as soon as it began. His approval ratings have plunged, even on the issues that won him the election. My latest column for Boston Globe Opinion: bostonglobe.com/2025/04/30/opi…




Yeah, Dinesh D'Souza, he probably would occupy a much lower station if he still lived in India. Didn't you once write a book celebrating America because, among other things, it makes it possible for immigrants from even the humblest origins to achieve success and status that would


America's fertility rate is falling through the floor. Fewer children are born every year. Can a $5,000 federal "baby bonus" change that? Not likely. As I write in a new Boston Globe Ideas column, only a change in culture, not cash, can spark a new baby boom. bostonglobe.com/2025/05/04/opi…

BBC to investigate its Arabic channel over Gaza coverage following 33-page CAMERA report, which concluded that BBC News عربي had “become synonymous with toxic hostility against Israel and, at times, anti-Jewish racism." jns.org/bbc-to-investi…



When Wisconsin judge #HannahDugan was arrested for helping an illegal immigrant avoid arrest, her supporters likened her to abolitionists who flouted the Fugitive Slave Act. Nativists like Rich Lowry call that analogy "lunatic." Here's why they're wrong. bostonglobe.com/2025/05/07/opi…


The rule of law is deeply rooted in our tradition, but so is resistance to bad laws. MAGA nativists' attitude toward undocumented aliens boils down to: "What part of illegal don't you understand?" My Boston Globe Opinion column takes issue with that view. bostonglobe.com/2025/05/07/opi…
