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Leon Neyfakh

Leon Neyfakh is the Globe’s Ideas reporter. He writes about new research and thought coming out of academia. He was previously a reporter at the New York Observer.

Latest stories

How Boston changes in summer — by the numbers

By Leon Neyfakh , Globe Staff

Each June, a bustling student metropolis gives way to a warmer, sleepier city. Here’s a look at the anatomy of the change.

Ideas

How Boston powered the gay rights movement

By Leon Neyfakh , Globe Staff

In the 1970s, a small, staid city laid the intellectual groundwork for the change to come.

Bring back the United States of Pork

By Leon Neyfakh , Globe Staff

When we threw out earmarks, did we lose the key to breaking down Washington gridlock?

Father of bomb suspect’s friend battles to free son, clear name

By Maria Sacchetti and Leon Neyfakh , Globe Staff

Amir Ismagulov is waging a one-man campaign for his son, Azamat Tazhayakov, who was arrested on charges of helping to cover for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.