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Joe Kennedy
November 3, 2023
Charles McCrary
The Making of a Crass Religious Freedom Celebrity
Joe Kennedy rode his “praying football coach” win at the Supreme Court to right-wing fame. He may be the first of many more to come.
April 30, 2018
Alex Shephard
The Eternal Return of the Kennedys
Two new films reveal the ways their legacy has and hasn't changed.
January 30, 2018
Graham Vyse
Democrat Joe Kennedy has a pot problem.
August 3, 2017
Graham Vyse
Massachusetts Is Ground Zero in the Battle for the Soul of the Democratic Party
Home to at least four potential 2020 president candidates, the state has become a microcosm of the divisions on the left.
December 20, 2012
Marc Tracy
Ted Kennedy, Jr. Could Be a Senator—But Only If He Wants to Be
October 5, 2012
Andrew Goldman
Mitt Romney’s War with the Boston Globe
November 1, 2009
Martin Peretz
Who's Mike Capuano? You Probably Don't Know. But, Running for Senator, He's Ready to Screw Darfur
September 23, 2009
Martin Peretz
Let Ted Kennedy Rest in Peace
September 8, 2009
Jason Zengerle
Joe Says No
September 1, 2009
James Kirchick
Chavez's Friend in Massachusetts
March 18, 2009
Thomas McCraw
Regulate, Baby, Regulate
March 15, 1987
Garry Wills
The House That Jack Built
July 9, 1977
Robert Shrum
Let's Have Lunch

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