Mark Arsenault

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Reporter at The Boston Globe

Boston Globe reporter, author of The Imposter’s War, the strangest tale of war and journalism ever told

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The pageantry and promise of tonight’s NFL Draft - The Boston Globe

2 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Mark Arsenault

Hello, I’m reporter Mark Arsenault, back for another guest appearance to offer some thoughts on the NFL Draft, which begins tonight. Ian Prasad Philbrick will be back tomorrow. But first, here’s what else is going on:Across the nation tonight, millions of sports fans will gather before televisions to watch an event draped in over-the-top pageantry befitting a royal coronation. It is the reading of the names.
Four brothers, vast power, and now a shot at politics

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Mark Arsenault

“Mer-cee bo-coop!” he concluded, gamely, for a nice applause. And then the real campaigning began. Kraft smoothly wound through the narrow gaps between the tables, greeting each of the hundred or so attendees individually, shaking every hand, and dropping to one knee for extended conversations with seated guests, like a man about to propose.
On being a Pats fan on Super Bowl Sunday - The Boston Globe

Feb 7, 2025 | bostonglobe.com | Mark Arsenault

What has the incredible run of football excellence by the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs done to us, as New England Patriots fans? Bad things. Two weeks ago, we actually rooted for the Buffalo Bills to dethrone the Chiefs in the AFC Championship game.
How the Globe’s Green Book project came together - The Boston Globe

Jan 31, 2025 | bostonglobe.com | Mark Arsenault

Hi, this is Globe reporter Mark Arsenault, filling in as lead writer for Starting Point in January. Today we’re highlighting a very innovative history project from the Boston Globe newsroom, and I have a few personal parting words as this temporary assignment wraps up.
RFK Jr. Hearings and a Caroline Kennedy critique| Starting Point

Jan 29, 2025 | bostonglobe.com | Mark Arsenault

A confirmation hearing by the Senate Finance Committee into Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to be secretary of Health and Human Services opens today. Here’s a primer on what’s important:It’s hard to keep them all straight – which Kennedy is this? With that familiar toothy smile, RFK Jr. looks the part of a scion of his family’s political dynasty, but this is not your father’s Kennedy. He is the son of former US attorney general Robert F.
Homeowners insurance is being canceled because of climate change| Starting Point

Jan 27, 2025 | bostonglobe.com | Mark Arsenault

We experience climate change personally and most poignantly when a cascade of events finally catches up with us. Consider this sequence:A changing climate leads to freakier weather – storms that are more destructive and more frequent, rising seas and heavier precipitation that exacerbate flooding, heat waves that dry out vegetation, and longer droughts that make the land more vulnerable to fire. Storms, floods, and wildfires lead to homeowners suffering vast and catastrophic damages.
A previous US president wanted to mass deport immigrants. And he did. - The Boston Globe

Jan 24, 2025 | bostonglobe.com | Mark Arsenault

It was billed as the largest deportation effort in US history, a massive, sweeping deployment of federal might and resources to identify, hunt down, detain, and deport undocumented immigrants who had come from Mexico. But this wasn’t the mass expulsion plan crafted by President Donald Trump. This purge started 70 years ago, under another Republican president: Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Trump has signed a blizzard of executive orders. What’s next? - The Boston Globe

Jan 22, 2025 | bostonglobe.com | Mark Arsenault

President Donald Trump campaigned in part on the economy, and one day into his second term he buttressed the pen, ink, and paper industries by signing a historic stack of proclamations, pardons, and 26 executive orders. Those executive orders seek to remake major slices of American life without the input of Congress, while undoing 78 of his predecessor Joe Biden’s executive orders.
Guess which casino is one of the most lucrative outside of Vegas - The Boston Globe

Jan 17, 2025 | bostonglobe.com | Mark Arsenault

Good morning. I’m Mark Arsenault, filling in as the main Starting Point writer this month. Today we’re looking at the performance of the state’s flagship casino.But first, today’s top news stories:The Supreme Court will release one or more opinions at 10 a.m. today, and one of them could be whether Congress’ TikTok ban is constitutional. The Biden administration said it does not have the authority to delay the ban, but will not fine any companies who violate it.
The TikTok dilemma - The Boston Globe

Jan 13, 2025 | bostonglobe.com | Mark Arsenault

TikTok content creator Callie Goodwin of Columbia, S.C., held a sign in support of TikTok outside the Supreme Court on Friday as another supporter stood by. Goodwin is a small business owner who sells personalized greeting cards.