SectionsSearchMorePodcasts email Created with Sketch. NewslettersMetroObituariesDeath NoticesGlobe LocalNewtonSportsRed SoxPatriotsCelticsBruinsHigh SchoolsTV & RadioBusinessTechnologyOpinionEditorialsLettersIdeasPoliticsRhode IslandNationWorldLifestyleFood & DiningComicsCrosswordTravelNamesReal EstateMarijuanaArtsBooksMoviesMusicTelevisionVisual ArtsTheater/DanceCarsReal EstateEventsSearch siteePaperMagazineObituariesWeatherComicsCrosswordEventsManage my AccountGladiatorLast SeenLove LettersSTAT: The Readout LoudAll PodcastsAll NewslettersMetroSportsBusinessOpinionRhode IslandPoliticsEducationLifestyleMarijuanaArtsMagazineCarsReal EstateEventsAlan WirzbickiSenior Editorial WriterAboutAlan Wirzbicki has worked at the Globe in various capacities since 2004, including Washington correspondent, political reporter, and senior editorial writer. He lives in Jamaica Plain. ContactEmail to a Friendalan.wirzbicki@globe.com