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An Op-Ed columnist and nationally recognized conservative voice, Jacoby was hired from the Boston Herald in 1987. He briefly practiced law and was a commentator for WBUR-FM. His awards include the 1999 Breindel Prize and the 2004 Thomas Paine Award.
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JEFF JACOBY
Academic freedom?
By Jeff Jacoby , Globe Columnist
Academic freedom is lacking at Harvard, where the right not to be offended fuels protest.
JEFF JACOBY
Terrorism is never justified
By Jeff Jacoby , Globe Columnist
It is not part of constructive self-criticism to make excuses for those who commit acts of terrorism, or to explain why their victims, as citizens of the United States, had it coming.
JEFF JACOBY
Secure borders? US already has them
By Jeff Jacoby , Globe Columnist
Contrary to popular mythology, the federal government has taken border security so seriously that by now it spends more than $18 billion a year on border and immigration enforcement.
JEFF JACOBY
Tsarnaev and the death penalty
By Jeff Jacoby , Globe Columnist
The horror Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is accused of is practically a textbook example of aggravating factors that would merit the death penalty.