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JOAN VENNOCHI

Not all young people view the 2024 New Hampshire primary the same

Whether you attribute that to selfishness or the very real challenges of life in 2023, it’s a warning to Democrats.

Latest NH Commentary Headlines

Alex Beam

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — full of nonsense but good for the presidential race

Cool it, Kennedy kiddos: Let Bobby run.
SCOT LEHIGH

On the presidential trail with N.H. voters

In a state where residents once loved to talk presidential politics, it’s hard to get a full name in voter interviews because of fears of retaliation about their views on Donald Trump.
SCOT LEHIGH

GOP presidential campaign in New Hampshire shows signs of life

Nikki Haley has overtaken Ron DeSantis in the race for second place in the Republican presidential nomination.

COMMENTSLetters to the editor of the Globe Magazine
Live free or die in New Hampshire, a ‘50s book ban with parallels to today, and more.

Carine Hajjar
Chris Christie takes on mission impossible in GOP presidential nomination race
Though it’s not likely the New Jersey governor will win the nomination, the questions he raises about fellow Republicans resonate with New Hampshire voters.

LETTERS
‘What did you learn in school today?’ (asking for a political stakeholder)
Those who are calling for "parents’ rights" are doing nothing of the sort; rather, they are fighting for the right of a small group of people to impose their views on others.

IDEAS | JOHN GOVE
Extreme weather forces New England farmers to be more collaborative than ever
Our farm has bountiful tomatoes and squash but an iffy corn crop. Next door the story might be the opposite.

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SCOT LEHIGH

New Hampshire, please consider Asa Hutchinson

The former Arkansas governor may need Granite State help to make the stage for the second GOP debate.

COMMENTARY | WILL STEWART

Manchester needs a unified plan to functionally end homelessness

A mayoral candidate who is an alderman in Ward 2 says homelessness in Manchester is a humanitarian crisis — and should be treated as such.

Around New England with Kevin Cullen

How to expand, rather than obliterate, history

The imposing 25-foot granite statue of Hannah Duston was erected in Boscawen in 1874, on the site where she became a folk hero for a daring escape from Native American captors nearly 200 years before.

SCOT LEHIGH

Readers respond on climate change: We need action now

Yet some still insist it’s all a scam.

David Daley

Ranked choice voting deserves a place in presidential primaries

The current plurality system punishes voters and rewards candidates who have a fervent base and splintered opposition.

CARINE HAJJAR

Why Vivek Ramaswamy is catching on in New Hampshire and beyond

Can he move away from Trump’s politics of retribution without moving away from Trump voters?

IDEAS | DAVID SHRIBMAN

America needs more politicians like John Gilbert Winant

The three-term Republican governor of NH, FDR appointee, and ambassador to the UK put country ahead of party and was the soul of integrity. Let’s hope his kind hasn’t been consigned to history.

JEFF JACOBY

Ayotte isn’t wrong about New Hampshire and Massachusetts

There really are deep-rooted differences between the two states.