Reply #1: You can read it if you use a link in another post.

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but not from the Boston Globe website. I noticed that all it takes is to copy the link from the Boston Globe page and paste it somewhere (like in your browser) to be able to bypass the firewall.

Some firewall the Boston Globe has! :lol:

As for the article, it may be because this is a column where the person does not need to pretend objectivity. Though the line between editorial and news article is weak these days, as shown by an article from the other Boston paper trying to show the supercommittee failure should be a career ender for Kerry (really???)