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A life in hiding from the Taliban

My young sons don’t understand why we haven’t left this safe house in six months. At this holy time of the year, we celebrate only that we remain alive.

IDEAS | DAVID DECOSIMO

Why it’s wrong to protest at a judge’s home

Coming to an official’s house targets them as a person rather than as a professional fulfilling a role — a boundary we should care deeply about.

IDEAS | BRENDAN SCHNEIDERMAN

To fix the Supreme Court, randomly choose new justices for every case

Special interests are gaming the high court to ensure outcomes they like. So let’s stop having the same set of judges decide everything.

IDEAS | LINDA RODRIGUEZ MCROBBIE

Our totally healthy true crime obsession

Don’t feel guilty about indulging in a genre that’s been around as long as storytelling itself.

"So many unknowns in a time of medical fragility help false notions to proliferate and leave pregnant women susceptible to misinformation."

IDEAS | EMILY DREYFUSS & CATESBY HOLMES

What to expect when you’re expecting? A host of disinformation.

Pregnancy is a data void. The Supreme Court’s draft ruling overturning Roe v. Wade is taking advantage of that.

A study in Massachusetts found that patients were more likely to seek a second opinion after seeing a female specialist.

IDEAS | KEVIN LEWIS

Social Studies: Money for kids; questioning female doctors; inscrutable humans

Surprising insights from the social sciences.

may i have a word?

May I have a word: It’s five letters, and it ought to exist
Terms that would be handy to have in conversation — and in Wordle.

May I have a word: What’s pink and blue and exploding all over?

May I have a word: The invisible hands that guide us

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Editing the Constitution

The Constitution is undergoing massive changes in the Supreme Court. It’s time to put the founding document in the hands of the people.

The Future of Work

The past year has shattered expectations of what workdays look like. Parenting while Zooming. An uncrowded T. Wary interactions with customers. In this special issue of Ideas, we explore which of these changes will stick — and how they’ll affect the quality of our lives.

The Future of Food

What we eat, where it comes from, and how we get it are being reimagined like never before. In this special issue, we celebrate the role of food in our communities and explore how it can be tastier, more accessible, and healthier for us and the planet.

Massachusetts Works

In this special section, we’re turning the typical model of journalism on its head — instead of focusing on what’s broken, we’re taking a look at what Massachusetts gets right. But it’s not all perfect: We also examine areas where Massachusetts can improve.

Conversations with the experts writing thought provoking Globe Opinion op-eds and Ideas features.

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IDEAS | EMILY DREYFUSS & CATESBY HOLMES