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Socialist Democrat—Ha! Anyone who believes this false narrative gets what they deserve. Open your eyes, look at Europe’s problems and Poland’s solution, and you’ll understand the planned manipulation and effort to overwhelm our country. Ask why those who hate our way of life come here to tear it apart. Envy? Hate? Or do these groups see the U.S. as their last chance to steal from taxpayers?
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Paintings provided by Karen Murphy Fine Art of Riverside, Rhode Island. These or similar works will be presented at the Foundry Annual Holiday Show. For more information, visit karenmurphyfineart@gmail.com
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It’s the conversation no one wants to have out loud. Friends and family lower their voices and business associates linger after every meeting, weighing the fallout from the midterm elections. The fear of being labeled is essentially what keeps civil discussions in whispers. Thankfully, history leaves little doubt: progress and greatness have come through Capitalism, and in the end, radicals who want to depose those running the economic engines will lose, and their opponents will win regardless of the political outcome—they always do. NEW ENGLAND NEWS + MEDIA | NOVEMBER 2026 | 13
ne can’t help but blurt out the word “stupid” when reading headlines leading up to the midterm elections and witnessing a gross misunderstanding of the underlying issues the country faces. At a time when strength is critical, waffling will be our undoing. Ostensibly uninformed and easily influenced citizens (including some brave non-citizens), lacking common sense or firsthand knowledge of what is at stake, shout and protest against Capitalism and progress—the primary economic engines that have made this country strong, resilient, and prosperous. Without question, many who are watching are confused: Are those who are violently protesting unpatriotic, or have they forgotten—or perhaps never learned—about an estimated 94 to 100 million deaths attributed to socialism and its direct link to communism worldwide? The systems in question do not serve or treat people well; instead they use people against one another for the benefit of the state and the removal of the people’s representation. Clearly, the chants calling the administration a dictatorship are misaligned, since the accusations obscure the truth of where we are headed if we are consumed by socialism, followed by full-fledged communism. In the U.S. alone, over the last century, approximately 522,000 Americans died in the two world wars combined while defending our freedom against imperial and fascist powers. In addition, according to casualty figures reported by the Defense Casualty Analysis System, 36,574 Americans died during the Korean War and 58,220 in Vietnam, bringing the combined total to around 616,794. Most of them left grieving families, yet many continue to stand proud of their heroes’ service to their country. Is there a link, so many ask, between the watered-down danger of socialism and its sprouts growing into full-tilt communism? Yes, although many lack the will or motivation to investigate, because they feel that either someone else will do it or—who cares?—it won’t happen. For those who want to know the reality, here are the facts. Yes, a direct link exists between the two political paradigms, with socialism acting as a precursor and facilitator to communism. In simpler terms, think of the roadies coming into a town or city with equipment to put on a huge performance by a celebrity with a message. The stage is set, and the promotion (all positive) brings in herds of sheep who don’t question but follow. The musician appears and touches the emotional heartstrings of an audience that shares a similar conviction because of pop culture, not an understanding of the issue. These people will be the most easily led to the slaughterhouse after they enrich the few who will take leadership positions at the expense of the masses’ economic status. Hidden are the unknown and unrealized dangers and damages that will result if these millions of mindless voters support an anti-American political future. The connection, or better yet, the predisposition, mentioned 14 | NOVEMBER 2026 | NEW ENGLAND NEWS + MEDIA
above is confirmed by a resource greater than our own abilities. When we asked AI, now justly referred to as SI (Super Intelligence), it confirmed what we already knew. In its words, according to Marxist theory, “socialism is explicitly a stage on the road to communism,” a point grounded in Marx’s Critique of the Gotha Programme (1875). Moreover, the same SI source explains that “Marx described two phases of communist society: a lower phase in which people receive goods according to their labor contribution, and a higher phase run on the principle ‘from each according to his ability, to each according to his needs.’” Lenin built directly on this; his book The State and Revolution largely elaborates the Critique. In Lenin’s framework, socialism would distribute goods based on work and keep a state, while only communism would see the state “wither away” and distribution occur “according to need.” Communist movements therefore defined themselves as building socialism first, which is why the USSR called itself the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.” Now, with that established, let’s turn to how some of us behind this op-ed grew up and compare our experiences to those of the newest generation, which lacks the skills or moral compass to face the serious problem. One of our esteemed journalists recalls a vivid memory from junior high school, specifically from government class. A stern but fair, knowledgeable teacher told students they should never forget that communism’s goal is to dominate the world, and that if they became complacent, it would happen. The students of that time listened respectfully, even though protests were taking place around them—the Vietnam War was raging. The warning never seemed to warrant fear or uneasiness among the students because the prospect seemed so distant and inconceivable. He then added, “The teacher’s words never frightened me, but I held them in my mind for decades because, deep down, I believed it could happen in America from within.” Another voice, deeply concerned about how students are mindlessly following well-funded and organized protests in support of antisemitism, the destruction of the Jewish State, and the praise of a violent Palestine, explained to us that researchers had found that, a year after October 7, when the vicious and unrelenting killing of innocent Jewish people took place, a large majority of Palestinians told pollsters they approved of the attack, indicating “quiet support” for the terrorist. Supporting the claim, we learned that, according to i24 News, as of June 2024, 73 percent of Palestinians supported Hamas’ decision to launch the October 7 attacks, and 63 percent supported armed resistance as a means of achieving their goals. The people have spoken; still, we as a nation are divided, ignoring the evidence of their political positions and ambitions. As it stands, students on campuses and many of the remaining protesters of the 1960s stand on street corners, unable to let the issue go to waste. Rather than fight the radical terrorists, they wholeheartedly support them. Adding to the stew of positions, this personal anecdote from another member of the group came with a surprise. “As it stands, we’re fighting Iran (Iranian religious zealots) whose goal is to secure nuclear weapons to act out their tyrannical agendas, and yet we have hundreds of thousands of citizens, including a clueless former president whose attempt at humoring the Iranians by funding their war apparatus failed at peace and is now on his wobbly soapbox inciting withdrawal from the region, which would embolden an enemy in need of absolute defeat. My
generation, while in college, put on the largest anti-Iranian protest in the country when Iran captured and held our citizens as hostages. Our efforts brought out major media outlets and made headlines with a call to get our hostages back and shut down the Islamic extremists. We were a united country then, not traitors to our principles.” Finally, a more demure voice offered the following firsthand account of what communism actually was like for someone living under a state that possessed all power over its people: “I met a woman who lived under communist rule, and the horrors she told me about were unthinkable—multiple families living in a single apartment, sharing a single kitchen. Shopping for food meant store owners extorted people just for the chance to buy fresh vegetables. Children were told they must become party members, or their families would be penalized and suffer the consequences. Women—mothers and daughters—had to give sexual favors to the henchmen of the party so they might be allowed to purchase a car or be given a low-paying job, only to be later blackmailed under the threat that if they refused future advances, they would lose what they had been given. These incidents were described to me as serial rape protected by the communist regime. I can’t believe the naivety of the people of today—they’re clueless; that’s what they are.” Fast-forward to October 2026: reports came across the wires indicating that college students across the country are not only mesmerized by socialism’s popularity but are protesting in support of it, all the while acknowledging they have little to no idea what could result. In short, this is a generation that wasn’t taught enough or given enough attention. As a result, its members raised themselves and are now grabbing onto any shiny object that promises false security, portrayed as future safety and contentment. They raise concerns about more money for healthcare, affordable housing, and all the other buzzwords found in the opposition’s vernacular, while many refuse to work while in school, as most of us did, or to pay their fair share of taxes. They have been indoctrinated to believe we need to disrupt and reallocate wealth, not based on merit, but to redistribute the earnings of others. There is no such thing as “modern socialism,” and those who believe in the false narrative will, years from now, suffer more than they do today. It has always been understood and demonstrated that if you want to change your position with anything, roll up your sleeves, shut your mouth, and go to work. Opportunities will always exist; the question is when you’ll mature enough to become part of the solution rather than the problem. We can’t predict the outcome of the House and Senate races, but we can guess what will happen if the “Socialist Democrats” take charge; it won’t be pretty. Giving a radical, least-prepared group political clout and power will cause a reaction by the current administration. They are likely to rush in fixing a myriad of issues during the next two years, even though it would be better to extend, with thoughtful consideration, repairs that could be made with bipartisan support. H
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2026 FOUNDRY ARTISTS HOLIDAY SHOW A Castle Full of Gifts: The 44th Foundry Artists Holiday Show Returns to Pawtucket For November & December 22 | NOVEMBER 2026 | NEW ENGLAND NEWS + MEDIA
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very year during the holidays, something wonderful happens inside a red-brick castle on Exchange Street. The doors swing open, warm light glows off century-old iron arches, and the cavernous drill hall of the Pawtucket Armory fills with handmade treasures, holiday music, and the happy buzz of people who love beautiful things. This year marks the 44th time the Foundry Artists Association has presented the ‘Greatest Holiday Art Show On Earth!’ Well, that may be a stretch, but it is the most anticipated holiday show—and sale— for sure.
easy after-work outing: stop by, browse at a relaxed pace, and head home with half your shopping done. MEET THE MAKERS The Foundry Show is not a flea market or a collection of gift shops. Each participating artist is selected through a competitive jurying process, so the work on display reflects years of training, skill, and dedication. Quality is the common thread, and seeing so much fine work gathered in one room is a rare treat.
A SHOW BUILT BY ARTISTS, FROM THE GROUND UP Here is something most visitors never realize: no event company runs the Foundry Show. The artists themselves plan and run the entire production. Every participating artist takes on a job. Some run electrical wiring through the drill hall. Others hang directional signs, design advertisements, manage social media, or staff the checkout counter. When you hand over your purchase at the register, the person ringing you up is likely a painter, potter, or jeweler who just stepped away from a booth. That shared effort gives the show its warm, welcoming character. It is a group project and a genuine labor of love, built each year by people who care deeply about their craft and their community. SHOPPING THAT GIVES BACK The Foundry Show has always been about more than shopping. Over the years, the association has raised money for causes ranging from animal shelters to childwelfare services, and this year’s effort carries special meaning.
Judi Goudreau—ceramics
More than 65 professional and juried artists from across New England will gather under one roof for two festive weekends, offering paintings, pottery, jewelry, glass, woodwork, and much more. Everything is original, and nearly all of it was made by the person standing behind the table, happy to tell you how it came to life. If your holiday list is full of people who are hard to shop for, or you want to start a new seasonal tradition, start here. MARK YOUR CALENDAR The celebration kicks off with an opening-night reception on Thursday, December 3, from 5 to 9 p.m. The evening is open to everyone and is the perfect chance to meet the artists, enjoy the festive atmosphere, and get first pick of the season’s best work. After that, the show runs Friday through Sunday for two full weekends: Friday, December 4: noon to 8 p.m. Saturday, December 5: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, December 6: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, December 11: noon to 8 p.m. Saturday, December 12: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, December 13: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Those later Friday hours make for an
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The variety is a big part of the fun. Wander the aisles, and you will find: •P ainting and photography, from intimate small works to gallery-scale statement pieces •C eramics, including functional mugs, bowls, and serving pieces made for daily use •A rt glass, glowing with color under the drill hall lights • J ewelry in silver, gold, beads, and inventive materials •W ood, from hand-turned bowls to handsome pieces for the home •F iber and wearable art, including scarves, wraps, and handmade clothing •M etal, sculpture, and mixed media that bring something unexpected to a home or office Just as important, the show welcomes every budget. You can pick up a small handmade treasure or a pair of earrings for a stocking, or invest in a significant original painting that will hang in your home for a lifetime. Whatever you choose, you are giving a gift with a story behind it and supporting a working artist in our region.
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A SILENT AUCTION FOR HOPEHEALTH During the first weekend, December 3–6, visitors can bid on one-of-a-kind items donated by Foundry artists, including jewelry, glass, ceramics, handmade clothing, and more. All proceeds will benefit HopeHealth, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2026. HopeHealth’s story is remarkable. Founded in 1976 as Hospice Care of Rhode Island by physicians, chaplains, educators, and community advocates, it became the second hospice provider in the nation when hospice was still a new idea in America. Today, it is one of New England’s largest nonprofit hospice and palliative care NEW ENGLAND NEWS + MEDIA | NOVEMBER 2026 | 23
providers, serving families across Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Its services include hospice and palliative care, caregiver support, grief support, and Alzheimer’s and dementia care, helping families through some of life’s hardest moments. A winning bid at the auction means you take home a beautiful piece of art while helping a neighbor facing serious illness or loss.
Gregory Strange–wood
BRING A CAN, FEED A NEIGHBOR Admission to the show is free, and for decades the artists have asked visitors to bring canned goods and other nonperishable foods for the Rhode Island Community Food Bank. By the end of the show, a van is typically loaded with boxes destined for families who need them. That help matters more than ever. The Food Bank’s network now serves as many as 102,000 Rhode Islanders in a single month, and roughly one in three households in the state struggles to afford enough food. So when you head to the Armory, grab a few cans from the pantry. As the artists like to say, bring one, or bring 10.
FROM A PROVIDENCE FOUNDRY TO A PAWTUCKET CASTLE The Foundry Show’s roots reach back more than four decades, to the I-95 Foundry Building in downtown Providence. Artists kept studios there, and each holiday season, they opened their doors so the public could wander through, meet the makers, and buy work straight from the source. The idea caught on, and a tradition was born. In 1995, the old Foundry Building was converted to office space, and its artists scattered to studios across the region. Rather than let the tradition fade, they found a remarkable new home: the Pawtucket Armory. Few event spaces in New England can match it. Designed by architectural firm William R. Walker & Son, the Armory was built in 1894 and 1895 for local militia companies, including the Tower Light Infantry and the Pawtucket Horse Guards, and later served the Rhode Island National Guard. More than 1,000 guests attended a grand ball to celebrate its opening in June 1895. With its crenellated towers, granite base, and red-brick walls, the building looks like a storybook castle and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1983. The show takes place in the beautifully renovated drill hall, a soaring space roughly 140 feet long and 80 feet wide with almost no interior columns, held up by dramatic iron arches. Today, the building is home to the Pawtucket Armory Center for the Arts, a fitting setting for a show celebrating one of the region’s greatest resources: its artists.
Greg Stones–illustration
Jim Dowd–metal
Seth Rainville–ceramics
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Sema Gurerk–Floweredsky Designs
PLAN YOUR VISIT Where: Pawtucket Armory Center for the Arts, 172 Exchange Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860 Admission: Free. Please bring canned goods or other nonperishable food for the Rhode Island Community Food Bank. Parking: Free Sales tax: None on purchases at the show Payment: All major credit cards accepted Accessibility: An accessible entrance is located at the rear of the building, and accessible facilities are available inside the Armory. A TRADITION WORTH KEEPING In a season crowded with online carts and doorstep deliveries, the Foundry Show offers something different: the chance to hold a piece in your hands, hear the story behind it, and meet the person who made it. It is a gift for the people on your list, a lift for the artists who make our region richer, and a helping hand for neighbors in need. So gather your family, bring a bag of canned goods, and come see the castle on Exchange Street at its most festive. For more information, artist profiles, and updates, visit foundryshow.com or follow Foundry Artists on Instagram and Facebook. H
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The Truth About Facial Lasers
This guide breaks down facial lasers by what they actually treat, what they cost, who they help, and when they disappoint. BY CATHERINE HILDERBRAND
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alk into almost any med spa along the coast this season, and you will be offered a laser. The menus promise tighter, brighter, younger skin under names that sound like sports cars: Halo, Moxi, BBL, Fraxel, PicoWay. Some of these devices are genuinely transformative. Others are expensive maintenance at best and, in the wrong hands, a path to burns, scarring, and discoloration that can take a year to fade. The problem is rarely the technology. It is the mismatch between the device, the skin, and the expectation. A laser that clears sun spots on a fair-skinned 60-year-old can darken the cheeks of a woman with melasma. A treatment sold to a 28-year-old as ‘preventative’ may deliver little more than a temporary glow. And no laser on the market will lift a jowl. FIRST, KNOW WHAT YOU ARE BUYING Every facial laser does one of two things. Ablative lasers vaporize the outer layers of skin, forcing the body to rebuild them. Non-ablative lasers heat the tissue beneath the surface without removing it, prompting gradual collagen renewal. Ablative treatments deliver more dramatic results but require real downtime; non-ablative treatments deliver modest results and usually require multiple sessions. Most modern devices are also Fractional: they treat thousands of microscopic columns of skin while leaving the tissue between them intact. That untouched skin speeds healing, which is why fractional treatments have largely replaced older full-face resurfacing, except in expert hands for severe damage. One more distinction matters. Intense pulsed light (IPL) and its premium relative, BroadBand Light (BBL), are not technically lasers. They emit a broad spectrum of light rather than a single wavelength. They excel at certain problems and do little for others, yet clinics often market them interchangeably with lasers. FINE LINES, WRINKLES, AND TEXTURE Here is where lasers earn their reputation, and where the gap between options is widest. Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Lasers, fully or fractionally ablative, remain the gold standard for etched lines around the mouth and eyes, crepey texture, and heavy sun damage. A single fractional CO2 treatment can produce change that a non-ablative laser will not match after five sessions. Recovery is roughly one to two weeks of raw, weeping, then peeling skin, followed by pinkness that can linger for weeks or, occasionally, months.
Erbium (Er:YAG) Lasers are the gentler ablative option. They remove tissue with less heat, which generally means less swelling, a shorter recovery, and a somewhat lower risk of pigment problems. The results are correspondingly more moderate. Hybrid and Non-Ablative Fractional Lasers, including Halo, Fraxel, and Moxi, address fine lines, enlarged pores, and dull texture with a few days of redness and a sandpaper feel. They work, but incrementally. Most patients need three to five sessions and periodic maintenance. Who Benefits: Fair to medium skin with visible sun damage and fine to moderate lines. Who Will Be Disappointed: Anyone expecting a non-ablative series to erase deep vertical lip lines, or wrinkles caused by muscle movement. Lines that appear when you frown, squint, or smile respond better to neuromodulators such as Botox. A laser can smooth the surface, but it cannot stop the muscle. BROWN SPOTS AND SUN DAMAGE For freckling, sun spots, and the blotchy brown left by a lifetime on the water, light-based devices are often the first and best choice. IPL and BBL: Treat brown and red discoloration at the same time, with minimal downtime. Spots darken and flake away over about a week. Three sessions are typical, followed by yearly maintenance. Q-switched and Picosecond Lasers: (PicoWay, PicoSure, and similar devices) deliver energy in extremely short pulses that shatter pigment. They precisely target distinct spots, and picosecond devices are generally considered gentler on darker skin. The Critical Warning—Melasma: Melasma is hormonally driven pigment, common in women and often worsened by pregnancy, oral contraceptives, heat, and sun. People often mistake it for ordinary sun damage. Aggressive lasers and IPL can make melasma dramatically worse, sometimes within weeks. Anyone with symmetrical, patchy brown on the cheeks, forehead, or upper lip should insist on a dermatologist’s diagnosis before any light treatment. Melasma is managed, not cured, and topical therapy is usually the foundation. Who Benefits: Lighter skin with distinct, sun-related spots. Who Will Be Disappointed: Melasma patients treated as sundamage patients, and anyone who returns to unprotected sun exposure. The spots will come back. REDNESS, ROSACEA, AND BROKEN CAPILLARIES Pulsed Dye Lasers, such as Vbeam, and KTP lasers target the hemoglobin in blood vessels. They are the standard treatment for broken capillaries around the nose, facial flushing, and persistent rosacea redness. IPL (also known as a photofacial) can help, but it’s a more general approach and less effective than PDLs. Improvement is often visible after one to three sessions, though aggressive settings can cause bruising for a week. These treatments remove visible vessels, not the condition that produces them. Rosacea is a chronic inflammatory disorder, and new vessels form over time. Patients expecting a permanent fix will be back every year or two. Lasers do little for rosacea bumps and pustules, which require medical treatment. ACNE SCARS Acne scars generate more patient frustration than any other laser indication, because “scar” describes several different problems. Rolling scars, boxcar scars, and deep, narrow ice-pick scars each respond differently. Fractional CO2 and erbium lasers produce the most meaningful improvement in rolling and boxcar scars. Non-ablative fractional lasers and radiofrequency microneedling improve them more modestly but carry less risk for darker skin. Ice-pick scars rarely respond well to lasers alone, so dermatologists often pair laser sessions with punch excision, subcision, or targeted chemical treatment. The honest expectation: Meaningful improvement, not erasure. No laser restores skin to its pre-acne condition, and active breakouts should be under control before scar treatment begins. NEW ENGLAND NEWS + MEDIA | NOVEMBER 2026 | 27
The Short Verdict: Choose CO2 for the most change from a single treatment, if you can afford the recovery; Morpheus8 for modest tightening and scar improvement in skin that cannot risk an aggressive laser; and NeoGen only if you are comfortable paying a premium for a newer technology whose results are promising but less proven.
SAGGING SKIN: WHERE LASERS UNDERDELIVER It is the most oversold promise in aesthetic medicine. Ablative lasers produce some tightening through collagen remodeling, but no laser lifts tissue. Jowls, a heavy neck, and descending cheeks result from changes in fat, ligaments, and bone, not merely skin quality. Radiofrequency and ultrasound devices, such as Morpheus8, Thermage, and Ultherapy, are often sold alongside lasers as tightening treatments. They can produce subtle results in mild laxity, typically for patients in their late 30s to early 50s. For moderate or significant sagging, the evidence is plain: a surgeon can achieve in one procedure what years of energy treatments cannot. Patients who spend thousands on serial devices before consulting a facial plastic surgeon often wish they had done the opposite.
YOUNGER SKIN VS. OLDER SKIN: THE PREJUVENATION DEBATE The sharpest controversy in the field concerns timing. A generation of patients in their 20s and early 30s now books laser treatments as “prejuvenation,” hoping to prevent aging rather than correct it. Supporters argue that gentle, low-downtime treatments, such as Clear + Brilliant, low-density fractional lasers, and BBL, maintain collagen and clear early pigment before it accumulates. Some prominent dermatologists favor these devices for younger patients who want better texture and tone (Dermatology Times). Skeptics counter that long-term evidence is thin. Young skin has little damage to repair, so the visible return on a session costing several hundred dollars is often a temporary glow. Many dermatologists argue that daily sunscreen, a retinoid, and ending tanning deliver far more prevention per dollar than any device. Some facial surgeons raise another concern: years of stacked energy treatments may complicate a later facelift, so early treatments should preserve future options rather than postpone surgery. Where consensus exists, it runs roughly by decade: • 20s to early 30s: Start with sun protection and skin care; use light, non-ablative treatment only for a specific concern, such as acne scarring or pigment. • Mid-30s to 40s: Non-ablative or hybrid Fractional Lasers and IPL for accumulating sun damage and early lines. • 50s and beyond: Ablative CO2 or Erbium resurfacing delivers the most visible change in texture and wrinkles, and older, fair skin with significant sun damage often shows the most dramatic results. Healing slows with age, however, and diabetes, smoking, or a history of poor wound healing raises the risk.
CO2, MORPHEUS8, AND NEOGEN: THE THREE NAMES YOU WILL HEAR MOST Three treatments now dominate consultations in high-end practices. They work in fundamentally different ways, so the real question is not which is best, but which problem you are trying to solve. CO2 LASER Resurfacing is the benchmark against which the others are measured. It removes damaged skin and forces the body to rebuild it, which is why it remains the most reliable single treatment for deep wrinkles, crepey eyelids, heavy sun damage, and textural acne scars. Its drawbacks are the longest recovery time of the three and the highest risk of pigmentation for darker skin. For a fair-skinned patient in her 50s or 60s with significant sun damage, it is often the right answer. MORPHEUS8 is not a laser. It is radiofrequency microneedling: fine, insulated needles penetrate the skin and release heat at adjustable depths, remodeling the deeper dermis and, at deeper settings, the fat beneath it. It is popular for mild laxity along the jawline and neck, enlarged pores, and acne scars, and because the surface is largely spared, it is generally better tolerated than CO2 by darker skin. It is not without hazard. On October 15, 2025, the FDA issued a safety communication citing reported burns, scarring, fat loss, disfigurement, and nerve damage with radiofrequency microneedling, and urged patients to choose licensed providers trained on the device (ASLMS). Fat loss worries surgeons most: heat delivered too deeply in the cheeks can hollow a face that needed more volume, not less. Results build over about three months, and a typical series includes three sessions. NEOGEN PLASMA is not a laser either. It converts nitrogen gas into plasma that heats the skin while leaving the treated outer layer in place as a natural dressing until it sheds, rather than creating an open wound (The Aesthetic Guide). At low energy, it’s a gentle series with light peeling; at high energy, it approaches true resurfacing. One widely publicized patient reported nearly 10 days of shedding after a higher setting (Woman & Home). Proponents claim CO2-like improvement with less social downtime, and the treatment is often promoted for crepey skin around the eyes. However, published evidence is far thinner than for CO2, and many of the mostquoted results come from practitioners who sell it. Fewer clinics own the device, so an experienced operator is harder to find. CO2 LASER
SAFETY: SKIN TONE, OPERATORS, AND COMPLICATIONS Skin tone is the single biggest safety variable. Patients with medium to dark skin (Fitzpatrick types IV to VI) face a significantly higher risk of postinflammatory hyperpigmentation. These dark patches can appear later and last longer than in lighter skin, and they can also lead to raised scarring or keloids (MDedge). In a frequently cited study of 500 CO2 resurfacing patients, hyperpigmentation occurred in 37 percent, with higher rates in darker skin (QxMD). Lasers can be used safely on darker skin, but only with the right wavelength, conservative settings, and careful preparation and aftercare. IPL is generally a poor choice for deeper skin tones.
MORPHEUS8
NEOGEN PLASMA
Technology
Ablative laser
Radiofrequency microneedling
Nitrogen plasma
Best for
Deep lines, heavy sun damage, acne scars
Mild jawline and neck laxity, pores, acne scars
Crepey texture, eyelid skin, overall tone
Typical cost per session
$2,500-$5,500
$800-$1,500; more in premium practices
$1,200-$3,000 (example practice)
Usual course
1 session
3 sessions
1 high-energy or several low-energy sessions
Downtime
1-2 weeks, with lingering pinkness
Several days of redness and swelling
A few days to about 10 days, depending on energy
Chief risk
Pigment change; scarring in darker skin
Fat loss, burns
Pigment change; limited long-term data
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Who holds the laser matters as much as the laser. State rules on who may perform cosmetic laser treatments vary, and many procedures are delegated to nurses, aestheticians, or technicians with limited physician oversight. Ask who will perform your treatment, how many they have performed on skin like yours, and which physician is available if something goes wrong. Other risks include burns, infection, cold sore outbreaks around the mouth (antiviral medication is standard before resurfacing), prolonged redness, acne flares, and, rarely, scarring or a pulled-down lower eyelid after aggressive treatment near the eyes. Red flags: a clinic that cannot name its device, does not ask about medications such as isotretinoin or recent tanning, offers aggressive resurfacing without a consultation, or schedules treatment in midsummer without discussing sun exposure.
THE COSTS FOR A MORE YOUTHFUL LOOK Prices depend on geography, the provider’s credentials, and the area treated, and insurance seldom covers cosmetic laser work. Typical U.S. ranges in 2026: $2,500-$5,500, 1 session
Erbium resurfacing
$1,800-$4,000, 1-2 sessions
Fraxel-class non-ablative fractional Treatment
IPL/BBL photofacial RF microneedling, such as Morpheus8 NeoGen nitrogen plasma
Typical cost per session & Usual course
Full-face CO2 resurfacing
$1,200-$2,500, 3-5 sessions $300-$600, 3 sessions, then yearly $800-$1,500, Usually 3 sessions $1,200-$3,000, 1 high-energy or several low-energy sessions
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The figure that matters is the total, not the session price. Four non-ablative treatments can equal or exceed the cost of one CO2 procedure. Package discounts of 10 to 20 percent are standard. Also budget for hidden costs: medical-grade sunscreen, prescription topicals, maintenance visits, and time away from work and social life during recovery. And remember that the cheapest provider rarely leads to the least expensive outcome, because correcting a burn or pigment complication costs far more than the original treatment.
WHEN A LASER IS THE WRONG ANSWER Lasers are precise tools, and they reward precise expectations. A laser is likely to disappoint when: • the real problem is sagging, volume loss, or wrinkles caused by muscle movement; • the brown patches are melasma being treated as sun damage; • the patient cannot avoid the sun for several weeks afterward; • the patient wants dramatic change with no downtime, which no current device delivers; • the skin is darker, and the clinic cannot demonstrate experience treating it; • active acne, cold sores, eczema, or a recent course of isotretinoin has not been addressed. The best laser result begins with a diagnosis, not a menu. Book a consultation with a boardcertified dermatologist or facial plastic surgeon. Ask which specific problem they intend to treat, with which device, and what result they would consider a failure. A provider confident in the work will answer all three without hesitation. H NEW ENGLAND NEWS + MEDIA | NOVEMBER 2026 | 29
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The Great Uncoupling Why American men and women are drifting apart, and what it will take to bring them back together—if it is still possible BY STEVEN CHAN
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alk into any restaurant on a Friday night, and the tables tell a quiet story. There are couples, yes, but there are also more tables for one than before, more groups of women out together and more men eating at the bar with a phone propped against a water glass. Ask around, and you will hear the same complaint from both sides of the room: no one is worth meeting. The men say the women want too much. The women say the men offer too little. Both are partly right, but both miss the larger point. America is living through a slow uncoupling. It is not a crisis that arrives with a headline. It shows up as a 34-year-old who stops opening the apps, a 47-year-old
divorced father who decides one round of lawyers was enough, and a 52-year-old woman who built everything she was told to build and now eats dinner alone. Taken one at a time, these are private disappointments. Taken together, they are reshaping society. THE SHAPE OF THE PROBLEM The numbers are stark. In 2021, a quarter of 40-year-old Americans had never been married, a record high; in 1980, the figure was just 6 percent. Men are more likely than women to be unmarried at 40 (28 percent versus 22 percent), and the share rises sharply among people without a college degree. The picture shifts with age, and that movement is the cruel part. Pew Research Center’s analysis of 2023 census data found
that men under 40 are more likely than women to be unpartnered, but after 40, the pattern flips. By 65, 51 percent of women are on their own, compared with 29 percent of men. Some of that gap is widowhood. Some of it reflects the fact that older men who repartner often choose younger women, while women of the same age face a shrinking field. Beneath the marriage statistics sits something heavier. In 2023, the U.S. Surgeon General declared loneliness a public health epidemic. The advisory reported that about half of American adults experience it and that chronic disconnection raises the risk of early death by roughly a quarter, a hazard compared to smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day. Loneliness is tied to depression, anxiety, heart disease, stroke and dementia. When
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partnership becomes harder to find, it is not only weddings that disappear. Health, stability and hope go with them. HOW WE GOT HERE No single villain explains this. Several forces arrived at once, and they compound one another. Money and Education: First, men’s and women’s education and earnings are mismatched. Today, 47 percent of women aged 25 to 34 hold a bachelor’s degree, compared with 37 percent of men. For most of history, women married across or up the ladder, and men married across or down. Sociologists call the habit of pairing with someone of similar or higher status assortative mating; online, it goes by the harsher name of hypergamy. Whatever the label, the arithmetic is unforgiving. If many women still prefer a partner with at least their own education and income, and fewer men now clear that bar, many on both sides end up without a match. The women aren’t being unreasonable, and the men aren’t simply lazy. The pool no longer lines up the way it once did, and it’s time we accepted this truth. Online Dating: The second is dating apps. Apps promised abundance and delivered a marketplace. Algorithms steer most attention to a narrow slice of men who are tall, photogenic, or affluent, leaving most men with very little and many women overwhelmed by volume yet underwhelmed by quality. Endless choice breeds endless comparison, and comparison kills commitment, creating a loop in our heads: “What if there is someone better?” Contract With The State: A third is fear of the legal and financial risks. Many men, especially those who watched their fathers go through a bitter divorce, see marriage as a one-sided contract with an expensive exit. Women initiate most divorces, and many men believe family courts start with a presumption that favors mothers in custody 32 | NOVEMBER 2026 | NEW ENGLAND NEWS + MEDIA
disputes and leaves fathers paying for a household they no longer live in. Reforms have softened some of this. Massachusetts overhauled its alimony law in 2011 to limit how long payments last, and shared parenting is increasingly common. But perception lags reform, and it’s driving behavior. Role Reversals: The fourth is confusion about roles. Two generations ago, the script was clear, even if it was considered unfair.
Young people now inherit competing frames at once: be independent but traditional, lead but never dominate, provide but never presume. Men are told that ambition and assertiveness are toxic, then judged on whether they have them. Women are told they can have it all, then discover that the biological clock does not negotiate. Into that vacuum rush the loudest voices, and the most boisterous are rarely the wisest. HOW MEN ARE RESPONDING Men’s reactions fall into three broad camps. The first withdraws. These men stop asking anyone out, pour themselves into gaming, the gym, or work, and tell themselves they never wanted a partner anyway. Pew has found that unpartnered
men are far less likely to be employed than partnered men and they earn less. The arrow runs both ways: struggling men have a harder time attracting a partner, and men without one lose a powerful reason to strive. The second camp radicalizes. A sprawling online ecosystem offers frustrated young men a ready-made explanation: women are shallow, the system is rigged, and the only rational response is contempt. Some of the grievances circulating there touch real problems. The conclusions, however, curdle into a bitterness that makes the men who hold them less appealing, not more, while deepening the very isolation that drew them in. The third camp is quietly rebuilding. These men are working on their health, finances, and emotional maturity, and they are joining men’s groups, congregations, sports leagues, and clubs. They get little attention because they are not angry, but they may be the most important group of all. HOW WOMEN ARE RESPONDING Women’s responses mirror men’s more closely than either side likes to admit. Many have fully embraced independence, building careers, buying homes, and choosing to stay single rather than settle for what they believe is less than they deserve. For some, that is a genuinely satisfying life. For others, the satisfaction soon fades in the late thirties, when the distance between the life they planned and the one they have becomes hard to ignore. The frustration is real. Many accomplished women say they would gladly marry but cannot find a man who is employed, emotionally available, and ready to commit. Some women have turned toward the “trad wife” ideal, celebrating homemaking and traditional roles, often in reaction to a career-first culture that left them exhausted. Others have gone the opposite way and written men off entirely; movements urging women to swear off dating and marriage
have spread from South Korea to American campuses. Meanwhile, a widening political gap between young women, who have moved left, and young men, many of whom have moved right, means couples increasingly disagree not only about politics but about what a good life looks like. THE OVERSEAS OPTION A growing number of American men have concluded that the domestic market is not worth the effort. They travel to Latin America, Eastern Europe, and Southeast Asia to find women they describe as more familyminded and less transactional. Some of these marriages are happy and lasting. Others rest on an imbalance of money and power that sets both partners up for disappointment. The reaction at home has been fierce. Critics call these men cowards who cannot handle an equal; the men call their critics bitter. Each insult confirms the other side’s worst assumptions. The real lesson is less dramatic. When a large group of people decides the local market cannot meet their needs, something in that market is broken. Exporting the problem does not fix it, and the men who leave rarely ask whether the qualities they seek abroad are ones they could help cultivate at home. WHAT MIGHT ACTUALLY HELP No single cure exists, and anyone selling one deserves suspicion. But treatments work at different levels, and the honest answer is that we need all of them. Fix the pipeline for boys. The education gap opens long before college. Boys fall behind in reading, are disciplined more often, and drift away from school earlier. Expanding vocational and apprenticeship programs, recruiting more male teachers and treating male underachievement as a problem worth solving would, over time, produce more men who feel capable and whom women regard as serious partners. Rebuild the places where people meet. Couples once met through friends, church, work, and the neighborhood. Many of those institutions have hollowed out. Clubs, leagues, volunteer groups and faith communities offer something no app can: repeated, low-stakes contact that lets people get to know each other slowly. Towns, businesses and publications can help by hosting them. Make marriage feel less like a gamble. Legal reforms should treat partners equally. Fair prenuptial agreements, predictable
alimony rules, and a genuine default toward shared parenting would reassure men without harming women. Every reform that makes outcomes more predictable lowers the fear that keeps people from committing. Learn respect. Women might reconsider what a ‘good catch’ is and whether a partner with less formal education but steady work and good character is actually settling. Men might wonder whether a strong, accomplished woman is a threat or an asset. The sturdiest marriages rest on shared values and mutual respect, not matching résumés. Treat loneliness as a health issue. Doctors, employers, and families should recognize that a man who has stopped calling his friends, or a woman who has stopped leaving the house on weekends, may be sliding toward depression. Asking “Are you okay?” costs nothing. Therapists, peer groups, and the 988 crisis line are real resources, and reaching out is a sign of strength, not weakness. Turn down the volume. Online gender wars reward outrage. Every viral clip of a man insulting women or a woman mocking men drives the sexes further apart. The remedy isn’t censorship, but choice: log off, meet people in person, and refuse to let the worst voices speak for everyone. Biology and learned behavior. Some things we cannot change. Women, since the beginning of time, have wanted two types of men: the ‘protector,’ who is not always nice but has a masculinity that keeps her chasing him. He is considered the ‘bad boy,’ and she will drop all values and rules to spend time with him and be dominated. At the same time, thoughts of security influence her; she also desires a ‘provider.’ He is the guy spending the money and is unaware that he is navigating a triangular relationship. The bad boy knows all three players, perhaps jokes about it, while the provider suspects there is someone else but has no evidence. This misalignment is toxic to relationships if she continues to sleep with security while thinking about the excitement and sexual conquests of others lying in different beds. Such behavior cannot be turned on and off; it is ingrained and will always be there. As for men, some also have a wandering eye, based on the need for new and fresh attention. It is an immature part of their personalities, often driven by opportunity. They don’t want to leave their partners, but their biology pushes them to mate with multiple women to propagate the tribe. As a side note, adult-only sites, where
millions of women of all ages display and perform unclothed for viewers paying a minimal fee for a look, have created a destructive path; not only can substituting video for interpersonal relationships encourage addictive behaviors, but publicly displaying oneself can also have significant and disturbing consequences. A woman’s perceived value may diminish in the eyes of a partner who discovers that she spent years creating X-rated content for anyone with a credit card. This unwifely behavior follows a woman all her life and can make a partner uncomfortable if discovered and exposed years later. A REASON FOR HOPE It would be easy to end in despair, and plenty of evidence supports it. But the data hold a quieter truth: about one in four Americans who were unmarried at 40 in 2001 had married by 60. Late is not the same as never. Men and women are not really at war. They are lonely in a parallel existence, each convinced the other side holds all the cards. Neither does. What both want is a partner who is kind, faithful, and in it for the long haul—this hasn’t changed. What has changed is the road to finding one. Rebuilding that social connection will take parents, schools, lawmakers, faith communities, and every individual willing to put down the phone, walk into a room, and take a chance on someone. The final question we should all ask ourselves might be: Can we manage the physical, emotional, and evolutionary forces that shape us, or are we evolving toward a society where relationships become more open, less personal, and our traditional ideas about coupling give way to a free-for-all sexual utopia? H SOURCES
– Pew Research Center : A record-high share of 40-year-olds in the U.S. have never been married (2023) –P ew Research Center : Share of unpartnered U.S. adults, 2023 census analysis –P ew Research Center : Rising share of U.S. adults are living without a spouse or partner (2021) –P ew Research Center : U.S. women are outpacing men in college completion (2024) – Smithsonian: Surgeon General’s advisory on the loneliness epidemic (2023)
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I shut off the noise when the tempo grew fast; I gave it my best, but the energy didn’t last.
It isn’t a power trip, as most would assume, but a desire to be at will, in every room.
Through raves and loud dances I spun like a wheel, driven by rhythms I can still feel.
Her hand finds my knee in a crowded café; the table beside us forgets what to say.
Perhaps I am aging, and yet I think not; time may have moved on, but I’m not stuck in one spot. The clock keeps a rhythm much like TikTok, she stays beside me, locked in my thoughts.
Love isn’t mere pleasure, as some may believe; it’s a dance between two who both give and receive. To bend to the gaze of an outsider’s stare betrays the independence that few truly share.
Our differences in prime resemble the seasons: a gray lock, a crease, the stares never cease.
So squint all you like; we know what you suspect. We’re only the mirror for what you project.
We aren’t traditional, except in our dress; our values, and our heritage, are at peace without protest.
It’s an itch you won’t scratch, the wink you’d deny, the affair you’d be having if you only dared to try. Peace be with you. H
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n the spring of 1871, Paris was tearing itself apart. Government troops and Commune fighters battled through the boulevards, buildings burned, and French bonds collapsed. According to a story retold for more than a century, a nervous young investor sought advice from a member of the Rothschild banking family. The banker told him to buy into the market. The visitor protested that blood was flowing through the city. As legend goes, the banker replied that prices would never be this low if the streets were quiet. Historians doubt the conversation ever happened, as no reliable record ties those words to a Rothschild. Versions of the story have been attributed to Bernard Baruch, John D. Rockefeller, and others, yet the proverb survives because its logic remains sound and its principle is still practiced. Deep discounts appear only when fear overwhelms reason. Anyone who waits until the news turns cheerful learns quickly that the charts are pointing upward and friends are bragging at dinner about their gains, even though they paid full price per share for the same assets that were on sale months earlier. That is the uncomfortable truth at the heart of this month’s feature. Purchasing stocks when everything feels safe is rarely the most effective route to building wealth. Conversely, lasting fortunes are often built during moments when you feel sick and insecure.
WHY COMFORT COSTS SO MUCH As humans, we’re wired to follow the herd. For most of our history, staying with the group kept us alive, while wandering off alone got us eaten. Markets exploit that instinct. When neighbors are buying, joining them feels prudent; when everyone is selling, holding firm feels reckless. Behavioral economists add another bias to the mix: loss aversion, the tendency to feel a loss roughly twice as sharply as an equal gain. When the two forces are combined, you get the classic investor mistake of buying after a long rally and dumping shares after a painful drop. You’re likely familiar with the phrase ‘buy low and sell high’; this method is the opposite—and much more painful and embarrassing.
Price tells the rest of the story. A stock’s value rests on the cash a business will generate over many years, not on a weekly headline. When panic sweeps through Wall Street, quotes often fall far faster than earnings. A company worth $100 a share in January does not suddenly become worth $70 in March because traders are frightened. Its owners become willing to accept less. The buyer on the other sidelines of that trade captures the difference. Comfort, in other words, carries a premium. Investors who insist on certainty pay extra for it, while those who can tolerate uneasiness collect the discount. TEMPLETON’S WARTIME WAGER Few investors embodied this philosophy as fully as Sir John Templeton. In September 1939, news reached his Manhattan office that Germany had invaded Poland. Europe was sliding into war, America was still limping out of the Depression, and most Wall Street veterans wanted nothing to do with stocks. Templeton saw opportunity instead. He borrowed money and bought 100 shares in 104 companies trading at $1 or less, including 34 that were already in bankruptcy. Conventional wisdom called it madness; history called it genius, because only four of those businesses ended up worthless. His basket multiplied in value within a few years as wartime production revived American industry. The lesson Templeton drew became his lifelong creed: bull markets, he argued, are born on pessimism and die on euphoria, so the moment of maximum gloom is the ideal time to buy. He also understood risk. By spreading his money across more than a hundred names, he made sure no single failure could sink him. That pairing of courage and diversification is what separated his bet from a gamble. Still, few investors put this lesson into practice. BUFFETT BUYS THE PANIC Warren Buffett has preached the same gospel for half a century and backed his words with billions. In late 1974, after a brutal bear market had pushed the Dow below 600, he told Forbes that the time to start investing had arrived. Over the following decades, that call looked prophetic. His most famous demonstration came
during the 2008 financial crisis. Lehman Brothers collapsed, credit markets froze, and many feared the banking system itself might fail. In September, Berkshire Hathaway agreed to invest $5 billion in Goldman Sachs through preferred shares that paid a 10% dividend, along with warrants to buy common stock. Weeks later, Buffett published an op-ed in The New York Times titled “Buy American. I Am.” In it, he summed up his guiding principle: “Be greedy when others turn fearful, and fearful when they turn greedy.” The results speak loudly. Berkshire booked roughly $3 billion in profit on the Goldman deal. A similar $5 billion investment in Bank of America in 2011 eventually generated a paper gain of about $12 billion when the warrants were exercised. Notice, though, that Buffett did not chase every falling stock. He also turned down pleas from Lehman and AIG. Bargain hunting, for him, has always meant discounted shares of strong franchises, never low quotes alone. A FRESH TEST: AUTUMN 2026 The past two months have offered a smaller, modern version of the same test. After a long, steady climb, markets turned rough in September and grew rougher in October. Hotter-than-expected inflation data, ten-year Treasury yields approaching 5%, Brent crude above $110 a barrel, and mounting doubts about the payoff from artificial intelligence spending all converged at once. Technology stocks took the heaviest blows. During the week ending October 16, the Nasdaq Composite lost about 4.5%, its worst stretch since June, while the S&P 500 shed nearly 2%. Chip stocks fell eight sessions in a row, matching their longest losing streak since 2006. Data center operator CoreWeave (CRWV) dropped 15% in one day and continued sliding, while Oracle (ORCL) lost nearly 9%. Alphabet (GOOG), one of the most profitable companies on earth, drifted to around $318 a share, roughly 21% below its May peak. Investors split into two camps. One group read the slide as an omen: proof that the AI boom was a bubble, that rising rates would crush valuations, and that worse days lay ahead. Many of them sold, moved to cash, or vowed to wait for clarity. Others took
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a calmer view. They noted that many of Keep some powder dry for a downturn. description during the current pullback. the affected companies were still growing Templeton borrowed in 1939, but most Alphabet (GOOG) still dominates search revenue, generating enormous amounts families should not. A cash reserve and video, operates one of the three largest of cash, and dominating their sectors. To for opportunities lets you act without cloud platforms, and holds a sizable stake in them, the sell-off looked less like a funeral selling something else at a loss or leaning on Anthropic ahead of its planned IPO, which and more like a clearance sale, so they was announced as we went to press. Microsoft margin, which can eat at profits began adding to their positions gradually, and compounding. (MSFT) pairs a deeply entrenched software buying more with each dip. Buy in stages. Nobody rings a bell at franchise with a fast-growing cloud As of this writing, nobody yet the bottom. Spreading purchases knows which camp will prove over weeks or months—a DISCLOSURE right over the next quarter. strategy known as dollar-cost History, however, has generally averaging—can reduce your AUTHOR HOLDINGS SOUTHCOAST PUBLISHING GROUP, LLC rewarded the second group over a average purchase price and spare The author of this article owns shares in the following companies discussed in it. five-year period. you the agony of trying to time
TICKER CO M PANY EXCHANGE POSITION WHERE THE STRATEGY the market. WORKS BEST GOOG Alphabet Inc. Nasdaq Shares owned Write a shopping list in • Buying into fear only pays calm weather. Decide which MSFT Microsoft Corporation Nasdaq Shares owned when the business on the companies you would love to NVDA NVIDIACorporation Nasdaq Shares owned other end survives the storm. own, and at what valuation, Falling prices can signal CRWV CoreWeave, Inc. Nasdaq Shares owned while markets are quiet. When opportunity, but they can prices tumble, you execute a plan ORCL Oracle Corporation NYSE Shares owned also reveal genuine decay. The instead of reacting to headlines. goal is to separate wounded Holdings as of October, 27, 2026. Match the money to the The author may buy or sell these securities at any time without notice. This article is for champions from companies horizon. Funds needed for tuition, informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice that deserve to be cheap. a down payment, home repairs, or • Quality companies tend to retirement income in the next few share a recognizable profile: a fortress business. And, of course, there’s Nvidia years belong outside the stock market. Only balance sheet with plenty of cash and (NVDA)—what is not to love; an industry money you can leave invested for the long modest debt, allowing them to keep leader with the potential for substantial term can afford to ride out a slump. investing while weaker rivals retreat. future growth. Diversify. Even Templeton, bold as he • Durable cash generation is primary. For investors who would rather not was, owned more than a hundred names. Firms that produce profits in good years pick individual stocks, a low-cost S&P Concentrating everything in one beatenand weather through the bad ones can 500 index fund offers the simplest way to down stock turns contrarian investing fund dividends, buybacks, and growth apply the same principle. The broad market into speculation. without begging lenders. has recovered from every downturn in its None of this makes the buying experience • A wide moat: brands, networks, patents, history, although some recoveries have taken pleasant. Watching the screens flash red will or scale that competitors cannot easily years. Buying a slice of the whole economy always feel wrong, and some purchases will copy protect margins over decades. during a slump removes the risk of choosing keep falling after you make them. That • Proven management. Leaders with a the wrong company while preserving the discomfort is the price of admission to the record of allocating capital wisely are benefit of a discount. club that creates unimaginable wealth. The more likely to navigate a downturn well. BUYING WITHOUT BLEEDING investors who built the great fortunes of the • A sell-off driven by mood, not by a Courage alone is not a strategy. The last century didn’t wait for permission from broken business. If revenue and earnings investors who profit from panics prepare the crowd; they prepared, stayed patient, remain intact while the share price sinks, long before trouble arrives. A few disciplines and, when fear swept through the streets, sentiment is doing the damage. can make the difference: were ready to act. H Several household names fit that
This article is for educational purposes only and does not constitute personal financial advice. Consult a qualified advisor before making investment decisions.
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– Quote Investigator: Origin of “Buy When There Is Blood in the Streets” – Morningstar: Why an investor must be courageous (Templeton, 1939) – 24/7 Wall St.: Templeton’s 1939 trade – The Motley Fool: Buffett’s advice through five decades (1974 Forbes interview) – The Rational Walk: Buffett seizes opportunities during the financial crisis – Puck: Buffett’s Goldman Sachs profit – Tiger Brokers: Buffett’s Bank of America warrants
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– Business Standard: Buffett recounts his role during the 2008 crisis – TS2: Nasdaq caps a 4.5% weekly slide (October 16, 2026) – Investrade: Daily market report, October 19, 2026 – UA.News: AI stock sell-off, CoreWeave and Oracle (October 15, 2026) – Gotrade: Treasury yields and Brent crude (October 23, 2026) – Rolling Out: Alphabet’s slide deepens ahead of earnings
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The Newport Mansion’s Holiday Events For a unique holiday experience with entertainment and excitement, Newport should be at the top of your list. And there is no better time to see Newport’s great houses than during the holidays when the Gilded Age rooms are filled with trees, garlands, and candlelight. Here is what the Preservation Society has planned for November and December. Consider booking early; many of the most popular evenings sell out quickly.
November 5–6....... (Thursday and Friday), 8:30 am–5 pm: The Newport Symposium, “What Makes It American,” two days of lectures and tours on American art, architecture, and design. November 12.......... (Thursday), 6–8 pm: “A Newport Songbook” at Rosecliff, an evening of 19th century music from Newport’s theaters and salons. November 14–15.... (Saturday and Sunday), 9 am–4 pm: Newport County Days, when county residents tour the mansions free. November 16.......... (Monday), 9 am–3:30 pm: The Elms reopens with The Elms Experience, a new multi-sensory tour of the house. November 21.......... (Saturday) to December 27 (Sunday), 4–8 pm: Sparkling Lights at The Breakers, a half-mile path of holiday lights plus the decorated house: Select dates: November 21, 22, 27, 28 and 29; December 3–6, 10–13, 18, 20–23, 26 and 27. November 21.......... (Saturday) through January 3 (Sunday), daily: Holidays at the Newport Mansions. The Breakers, Marble House each day, and Chateau-sur-Mer on weekends, dressed with nearly 30 Christmas trees and the Breakers’ 15-foot poinsettia tree. November 26.......... (Thursday): Thanksgiving; all houses closed. December 13.......... (Sunday), 4–8 pm: Member Night at Sparkling Lights, with live music and food for Preservation Society members. December 17.......... (Thursday), 7 pm: “A Christmas Carol” at The Breakers, Skylark’s musical retelling narrated by Christine Baranski. December 24.......... (Thursday): Christmas Eve; houses close at 2 pm December 25.......... (Friday): Christmas Day; all houses closed. For tickets, reservations, and the full calendar, visit newportmansions.org.
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Winter Under Sail A Superyacht Charter Is The Perfect Gift For Almost Everyone BY LINDA BERTRUM
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efore the first flakes fall, hide the snow shovel and call Jennifer Saia at Denison Yachting of Newport, Rhode Island, because this year your feet will hang in the water from a swim platform in an exotic location of your choice. Sounds like a dream. Well, to many it is—but for you, it’s a pleasant phone call away. By mid-December, New England has a way of reminding us why the word ‘escape’ was invented. The harbors are quiet, the boats are shrink-wrapped, and somewhere to the south the water is a shade of turquoise that calls out to you.
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Sure, there are plenty of ways to chase that warmth: a resort gives you a beautiful room, and the same beach, the same buffet and the same strangers at the pool every morning; a cruise ship offers a new port each morning, and a day of sharing each moment of your vacation with a few thousand fellow passengers. Then there’s a villa that offers privacy, but it is somewhat like the one you left, with a different view and lots of time spent looking for new experiences, along with the effort of managing logistics.
understanding of the true cost before anything is signed. Having lived aboard as a crew member, she knows what makes a week run smoothly from the galley up. For a first-time charterer, that kind of guidance is worth its weight in gold. For returning guests, it is the difference between a good trip and the one they talk about for years.
As for a private superyacht charter, the concept and reality provide a vacation none of them can match. The beach, port, and the horizon change at your discretion. The chef cooks for your table alone. And as for the itinerary, it’s yours to write and rewrite over breakfast. If the snorkeling is good, you stay another day. If an island looks interesting, you go out to explore. You unpack once and wake up somewhere new everyday—what could be better than that? The combination of freedom, privacy, and personal service is why so many seasoned travelers, once they have chartered, never go back to the alternatives. And when the holidays approach and the rest of the world is fighting over flights, fully booked hotels, and last-mile transfers, choosing a different path feels like a gift to yourself. But before we go further, keep in mind that the best experience starts with the best charter company, and that is where Denison Yachting of Newport stands tall. Here is the secret the brochures don’t tell you: a charter is only as good as the match between the guests, the yacht and the crew. Two yachts of the same length can deliver two entirely different weeks. One crew may be brilliant with young children; another may be at its best serving a quiet dinner for two under the stars. A good broker knows the difference. A website does not. Denison Yachting, one of the most established names in American yachting, and Jennifer Saia, the firm’s charter specialist in Newport, are known worldwide. Saia has spent 37 years in the industry, and she has seen it from every angle. She earned a degree in aviation business administration from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University before a friend invited her aboard a yacht and changed her course. She went on to crew aboard a 167-foot Feadship for years, traveling widely, then came ashore to learn the charter business at The Sacks Group, starting at the front desk. Later she built and ran her own charter company before joining Denison in 2022. That background shows in how she works. Saia guides clients in choosing the yacht and crew and planning itineraries, with a clear
START PACKING YOUR SEA BAG Denison offers charters to more than 150 destinations, from the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean to Central America and Alaska. From December through spring, most of the action moves to warm water close to home. The Bahamas and the Exumas make up a chain of sandbars and reefs with water so clear it looks painted. Guests snorkel and dive the reefs, and at Big Major’s Spot they can swim alongside the islands’ famous pigs. According to Denison’s brochure, it’s the one excursion every child and most adults will talk about all the way home. Then there are the British Virgin Islands, which allow short hops between sheltered anchorages, making these islands ideal for a relaxed week of diving, beach bars, and sunsets. Norman Island, often said to have inspired Treasure Island, has become a favorite stop. Need a few more choices? Consider the Leeward Islands, St. Martin, Antigua, St. Kitts and Nevis, or St. Barths for a more glamorous Caribbean vacation. Antigua’s historic Nelson’s Dockyard rewards a morning ashore, and St. Barths is one of the great places on earth to ring in the New Year from the deck of a yacht. Many travelers don’t realize they can jet down to Florida for a quicker excursion. For those who want sunshine without a passport, Florida’s coast and the Keys make an easy, elegant alternative. Naturally, the best destination depends on who is aboard and what they hope to feel at the end of the week. That is precisely the conversation a good charter specialist should have with you ahead of time. WHAT DOES IT TAKE? Picture the first morning. Coffee arrives on the aft deck just the way you like it, because the crew has been told ahead of time. The captain has already checked the wind and suggests a cove on the far side of the island, and by 10 a.m. the water toys are in the water ready for your enjoyment. Lunch is fresh fish the chef bought at the dock that morning. Dinner is on deck, under more stars than you knew existed. As the sun sets, you feel a gentle breeze and hear the plop of a fish chasing bait, while appreciating the absence of ringing cell phones and noise from the room next door. That is the rhythm of a luxury superyacht charter: unhurried, personal and entirely shaped around the guests. The crew anticipates rather than waits to be asked—no front desk, no reservations to make, and no lines for anything. An experience like this is an investment. As an example, a week aboard a true luxury superyacht typically begins at around $100,000 and climbs much higher. Saia cites a 130-foot Westport in Newport at about $115,000 per week. But there is more to this type of vacation. Denison’s current fleet includes a yacht that can host 12 guests for about $140,000 a week. Based on the client’s needs and desires, Saia is confident she can pull together the best options and pricing for every charterer.
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TWO ADDITIONAL COSTS ARE WORTH KNOWING IN ADVANCE: The Advance Provisioning Allowance (APA) is an amount paid on top of the charter fee to cover fuel, food, wine, dockage, and associated expenses, typically running about 35 to 40 percent of the charter rate. Any unspent balance is settled at the end of the trip. Industry guidelines suggest a crew gratuity of 5 to 15 percent of the charter fee, though American and Caribbean charterers often give 15 to 20 percent. It is customarily given to the Captain at the end of the journey and shared among the crew. When a full ship is shared among family or friends, the cost per guest comes down considerably, and it still offers a level of privacy no resort can match at any price. THREE GENERATIONS, OR JUST THE TWO OF YOU: DESIGN YOUR VOYAGE One of the joys of chartering is that the same yacht can host two very different weeks. Some weeks belong to families. Grandparents read in the shade while the children leap off the swim platform for the hundredth time. Teenagers discover that a jet ski beats a phone screen. The holidays are spent together, all in one place, without anyone cooking, cleaning, or driving. For many families, it becomes the trip everyone measures the others against. Other weeks belong to couples who simply love to travel together. For them, the yacht becomes a floating hideaway: late breakfasts, a private beach picnic, a long dinner on deck and nowhere to be in the morning. Some couples charter alone. Others invite a few close friends and share the cabins. Being flexible is part of the enjoyment. SEAFARING COURTESY A yacht is a luxury hotel, a fine restaurant and a working vessel all at once, and it is also home to the crew. A few simple courtesies make the week better for everyone. Denison’s own guidance, drawn from crews themselves, is a good place to start. Leave your shoes at the dock. Guests go barefoot or wear the slippers provided. High heels are out entirely—the decks don’t take well to them. Pack soft luggage. Duffels (a.k.a. seabags) fold away; hard suitcases have no place on your yacht. Skip the suntan oil. It stains teak and upholstery; bring lotion instead. MOST IMPORTANTLY: Flush nothing but toilet paper— marine plumbing is unforgiving AND COSTLY. Share your plans. Tell the chef early if you will dine ashore, since food bought for you is billed whether or not you eat it. Let a crew member know before you swim or go ashore. Respect the crew’s space. Crew quarters are off-limits unless you are invited, although a tour is often welcome if you ask.
For more information, contact: Jennifer Saia, Charter Specialist, Denison Yachting, Newport, R.I. Email: jennifer@denisonyachting.com Cell: (954) 801-4950 Office: (401) 619-1210 Web: denisonyachtsales.com
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Take concerns to the Captain or your broker; they have the authority and knowledge to address any issues that might come up. Treat the crew as the professionals they are. Each is highly trained, skilled, and looking out for you; they will make your week extraordinary. Also, they aren’t servants, and a word of thanks goes a long way. So does an invitation for the captain to join you for dinner. START THE CONVERSATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE The holiday weeks are the most sought-after of the year, and the best yachts and crews book up early. If a Christmas in the Exumas or a New Year’s Eve off St. Barths sounds like the right way to close out the year, the time to call is now. Saia is also a familiar face around Newport. Since moving there in 2013, she has founded the Newport Yacht Rendezvous, a fundraiser for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Newport County, and helped support the organization. She has also been honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award for her efforts and determination. During an interview, she was asked what she hoped to accomplish through her efforts outside booking yachting vacations. Her reply: “I don’t have any children, so I guess this is my way of giving back to the kids.” From what we’ve observed at one of the Gala’s held on the docks of Newport, they are all so appreciative of the recognition and assistance Saia and Denison Yachting provide. H
Jennifer Saia, Charter Specialist, and Ellie McClean, Charter Assistant/Office Manager, Denison Yachting,Newport.
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AN ARGUMENT FOR SELF-DRIVING AUTOMOBILES (sort of) BY ROBERT WRIGHT
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our eyes aren’t deceiving you; you read the headline correctly. We are going out on a limb just by proposing that we accept technology that could strip millions of a pleasure that has endured since the first horseless carriage shared the road with pedestrians whose faces registered the shock and horror of a new ‘cart’ that bucked and sputtered along the road. Personally, it will take an army of agents to pry my car keys from my cold, dead hands and lift my stiff butt out of my ride’s form-fitting seat. Still, I suspect that self-driving vehicles will eventually flood the roadways, producing calmer traffic that obeys every posted speed limit, fewer deaths, and a moving refuge from aggression and road rage. Waymo, the industry front-runner, claims its robotaxis have been involved in 78 percent fewer injury-causing crashes than humandriven vehicles. Sealed inside, passengers become fish in a bowl, providing visual entertainment for everyone, since both you and the maniac in the next lane will be enclosed behind an impenetrable shield of protection. In support of this argument, it’s obvious that driving hasn’t become expensive enough. This fall, gas topped $4 a gallon, and diesel hit nearly $6.50, yet neither has slowed traffic one bit. On a normal day, whether you’re traveling locally or over a long distance, traffic seems to move at roughly the speed of sound, with impatient
drivers tailgating and flooring the gas the instant a gap opens. Meanwhile, the driver beside you is doing their eyeliner while streaming The Real Housewives of Wherever on their phone. For the nonbelievers, take a ride to Boston, if you dare. Just don’t expect a robot to drive you there. Waymo has announced plans to operate in Boston, but it can’t offer driverless rides until Massachusetts legalizes fully autonomous vehicles. Bills to do that stalled on Beacon Hill this summer. For now, the future stops at the state line. Summoning a ride, climbing in, and getting whisked to your destination seems ideal when you’re out of town and don’t want the hassle of navigating traffic, hunting for parking, and wandering through an unfamiliar part of a city, leaving you feeling vulnerable. A robotaxi even sweetens the deal: no mindless platitudes, no small talk, and no awkward tip for a driver who arrived a block from where you were standing—and you had to make up the difference.
But when you’re home and riding in your own vehicle, nothing replaces the enjoyment and freedom of making your way down a country road as the beach comes into sight. It’s a rite of passage that never grows old. Think of it: of all the privileges a person accumulates, few losses hit closer to home than the day your adult children take away your keys. For many older drivers, it ranks among the hardest losses of independence they will ever face. We can still find some humor in selfdriving cars. Picture the would-be gangstas, trying to look menacing from the back seat of a Waymo crowned with a spinning sensor resembling a coffee can as it politely yields to a squirrel and refuses to run a yellow light. No one looks threatening in a car that stops for every obstruction or proceeds with unnecessary caution because of a faulty app. Don’t take your freedom for granted; someone is always trying to take it away. H
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very age produces its own instrument for measuring a man against his neighbor. Ours fits in a pocket. Social media did not invent envy. It industrialized it. For most of human history, a person compared himself to the few dozen people he actually knew: the farmer down the road, the merchant in town, a cousin who had done a little better. The comparisons were limited, and they were grounded in what could be seen firsthand, including the labor behind another man’s good fortune. Today, a person compares himself hourly to a curated stream of strangers’ best days: the yacht, home renovations, effortless vacations, the company of a gorgeous woman or man, and, of course, luxury cars and watches. But behind the scenes that never make the frame are the costs: years of risk, borrowed money, 44 | NOVEMBER 2026 | NEW ENGLAND NEWS + MEDIA
EQUALITY
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a failed first venture, missed holidays, and discipline exercised long before anyone was watching. What remains is the reward, displayed without its price. Over time, a quiet conclusion takes hold in millions of minds: If they have it, I should have it too, and if I don’t, someone has taken it from me. Repeated often enough, that conclusion is the root of a lot of modern unrest and the violence witnessed in France and elsewhere, including in American cities.
STEWING FOR CENTURIES None of this would have surprised the more perceptive writers of earlier centuries. Alexis de Tocqueville, traveling through America in the 1830s, noticed something peculiar about democratic societies.
They awaken a passion for equality that they can never fully satisfy. The closer people come to one another in condition, he observed, the more intolerable each remaining difference becomes. In an aristocracy, the peasant did not envy the duke; the gulf was too wide to imagine crossing. In a democracy, every difference feels like a personal verdict. Tocqueville was not describing poverty. He was describing comparison. A society can grow steadily richer and steadily angrier at the same time, and ours has managed both. Today’s populations live with comforts kings of earlier eras could not have imagined, yet surveys report record dissatisfaction, particularly among the young, who spend the most time immersed in the feed. The German sociologist Helmut Schoeck devoted an entire book to the subject in 1966, titled Envy. His conclusion was sobering. Envy, he NEW ENGLAND NEWS + MEDIA | NOVEMBER 2026 | 45
argued, is one of the most powerful and least acknowledged forces in social life, precisely because no one admits to it. It disguises itself as a demand for fairness, for justice, for equity. Societies that indulge it tend to stagnate, because the envious would rather see the successful pulled down than see themselves lifted. Schoeck noted that the most prosperous civilizations kept envy in check through religion, custom, or a shared belief that achievement was earned and therefore legitimate. That shared belief is what is now eroding.
FROM FEELING TO PROGRAMMING Envy rarely stays a private feeling; it seeks a political form, and when enough people believe prosperity is luck or theft rather than effort, the case for dismantling the system that produced it begins to sound reasonable—even compassionate. The progression is familiar to anyone who has read the history of the last century. First comes the argument for redistribution, financial equality, and equity without effort, framed as simple fairness. Then comes the argument for control of production, framed as protecting the worker, accompanied by calls for those paying the most to ‘pay your share.’ Finally, the state becomes the sole arbiter of who deserves what, packaging the concept as the end of exploitation. Friedrich Hayek traced this road in 1944 and warned that it leads, step by reasonable step, to a concentration of power that no one initially intended. Winston Churchill summarized the destination more bluntly: the inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries. Eric Hoffer, the longshoreman philosopher, added a further insight in The True Believer. Mass movements, he wrote, draw their energy not from the desperately poor but from the frustrated—those who feel their lives have fallen short of what they were promised, even if no such promise was explicitly made. Such people find relief in a cause that explains their disappointment and names an enemy. A movement built on resentment does not need its followers to succeed. It needs them to remain aggrieved, organized, and controlled by those who will eventually take power and marginalize those they use and call—not my words, but from written communist manifestos, ‘useful idiots.’ BRIGHT-BULB GRIEVANCES The movement draws much of its intellectual energy from an unexpected source. In 1942, the economist Joseph Schumpeter predicted that capitalism’s most dangerous critics would not be its workers but its educated class. A prosperous society, he argued, produces a large and growing body of intellectuals who owe their comfort to the system’s wealth yet feel undervalued by it. They would become its prosecutors. The philosopher Robert Nozick later sharpened the point in an essay asking why intellectuals so often oppose capitalism. He rooted his answer in the schoolroom. Academics spend their formative years in an environment where intelligence is rewarded with praise, grades, and rank. They come to expect that the wider world will distribute its rewards the same way. It does not. The market rewards something
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different: initiative, judgment, persistence, an appetite for risk, and a willingness to build something others will pay for. The bright and ambitious entrepreneur without a doctorate often earns more and is more greatly admired than the credentialed scholar. To some, it feels like an injustice, a slight against the intellectual pursuits they consider more important because they demand study, research, and a thesis. Much of what is taught today as a critique of capitalism is, at its core, a grievance with footnotes. It is then transmitted to students, who carry it into newsrooms, nonprofits, and government offices, and from there into the feeds where it finds an audience already primed by comparison.
THE CONSEQUENCES The results are no longer theoretical. Resentment that begins online does not stay there. It surfaces in the casual vilification of success, in slogans about eating the rich, in businesses vandalized and neighborhoods disrupted. It appears in policy proposals that treat ambition as a problem to be taxed out of existence and in a political vocabulary that increasingly divides citizens into oppressors and oppressed based on what they own and the risks they pursue. A society that teaches its young to see every achiever as a villain should not be surprised when some of them act accordingly. Nor should it be surprised when the builders—the people whose effort creates the jobs and tax base everyone else relies on—begin quietly to withdraw, relocate, or simply stop building, donating to, and supporting the cause championed by those with the loudest voices. A CALM RESPONSE None of this requires anger in return. Anger is, after all, the very currency of the movement being described. It requires clarity and education, if anyone is willing to listen to reason. Those who cultivate resentment in lecture halls, editorial offices, and the platforms that amplify it should understand that this pattern has been recognized before. Writers who watched it unfold in other places and other centuries and who recorded with care where it led, have described it before. Their warnings remain on the shelf for anyone willing to read them. The response will not be personal, and it will not be loud. It will be made in the places that have always decided these questions in a free society: in argument and in print, in the classroom and the boardroom, in the voting booth, and in the daily choice of what to build, what to fund, and what to teach our children. A free society defends itself by telling the truth about effort and reward, plainly and repeatedly, until that truth is heard again. The finer things in life have never been an entitlement. They have always been the visible end of an invisible process: work, patience, risk, and the occasional failure endured without bitterness. That process remains open to anyone willing to enter it. It is the most generous offer any civilization has ever made, and it is worth protecting from those who would rather we resent it than pursue it. H
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TWO DEATHS, TWO VERDICTS STAFF CONTRIBUTION
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fter years of debate, protests, court decisions, and individual states creating their own rules, we remain at a crossroads over what to call it and when to call it—what some believe is infanticide and others term their ‘right.’ The questions of when it constitutes health care rather than a nuisance, and how a mother terminating the life of her newborn differs from a physician doing so, remain unresolved. For one of the first times in our history, we don’t have the answer, but we have a plethora of questions, as many of you do. Because of this, we explore a subject shrouded in taboo and vitriol toward anyone who brings it up. Fortunately or unfortunately, that is the essence of the media, and so we take on this responsibility. On October 16, 2026, a judge in Lexington, Ky., sentenced Laken Snelling, a 22-year-old former University of Kentucky student, to 10 years in prison. She had pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of her full-term son, who was born in secret in Aug. 2025 and was later found wrapped in a towel inside a trash bag in a closet. The Kentucky Medical Examiner’s Office found that the baby was born alive and died of asphyxia (WDBJ7). Nine weeks earlier, on Aug. 10, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed H.5595, a law that removes the state’s restrictions on abortion at or after 24 weeks of pregnancy. Under the new law, “an abortion may be performed by a physician based upon the professional judgment of the physician” (WBUR). In practice, the statute sets no gestational limit before birth. A physician’s judgment, not the number of weeks, now marks the line, which critics say extends up to the moment a child is born—meaning that a child’s life could be terminated as it takes its first breath. Had a pregnancy at the same stage as Snelling’s been ended by a physician in Massachusetts before delivery, the law would treat it not as a crime, but as medical care. And it is at this precise point that new questions enter the realm of responsibility: Who has the right to take the life of another? The issue has been clouded by semantics, but it remains contentious: Is killing a child who can survive outside the womb murder or health care? Is there a less barbaric and more humane approach that spares the child and potential suffering of a medical termination?
Furthermore, are these babies, still in the womb, citizens protected by the Constitution as well as by moral principles? And should they be given the same right to a quality of life and the same protections that so many are fighting to secure for those who enter our country illegally? What is the difference? We don’t know and are not taking a position. Still, we are willing to state facts, ask questions, and let the information speak for itself, trusting readers to think deeply about a subject affecting millions of women and babies—babies who will be born or whose lives will be ended. These are two different events, governed by two different bodies of law. One is a criminal case in Kentucky. The other is a statute passed by the Massachusetts Legislature and signed by an elected governor. We do not suggest that the two are legally the same, and we do not suggest that any physician in Massachusetts has acted unlawfully. To put a finer point on our investigation, we believe the public will better understand the topic by having access to the best available data and information, enabling readers to make informed decisions. WHEN A BABY CAN SURVIVE OUTSIDE THE WOMB A child born at 23 weeks of pregnancy With active care, most babies born at 23 weeks now survive who receives full neonatal care is now Survival to hospital discharge, U.S. births 2013-2018, by weeks of gestation at birth 94.0% more likely to survive than to die. That 24 weeks: previous Massachusetts limit finding comes from the largest U.S. study of extremely premature babies, conducted by 55.8% the National Institutes of Health’s Neonatal 50% 30.0% Research Network and published in JAMA in 2022 (Bell et al.). Weeks 24-27 not reported in the study summary 0% Among babies born from 2013 to 2018, 22 weeks 23 weeks 28 weeks actively treated actively treated all live-born 55 percent of those actively treated at 23 weeks survived to go home, as did 94 percent of all babies born at 28 weeks. Across the entire group born at 22 to 28 weeks, the survival rate reached 78.3 percent. (NICHD). Even at 22 weeks, 30 percent of actively treated babies survived, though only 10.9 percent of all babies born alive at that age did. The researchers note that these infants were treated at academic medical centers, so results elsewhere may be lower. The point that matters for this article is simple. The 24-week threshold in the former Massachusetts law came after the stage at which, with treatment, more babies survive than die. An abortion after that line ends a pregnancy at a stage when a child without a fatal condition, delivered and treated, would more often than not survive. WHAT THE MASSACHUSETTS LAW CHANGED H.5595, “An Act prioritizing patient access to care,” takes effect 90 days after signing. The law replaces a four-part legal test with a standard based on a physician’s professional judgment (Boston.com). Under the previous law, an abortion at or after 24 weeks was allowed only in specific circumstances, such as preserving the patient’s life or certain severe fetal conditions. The new law also removes the requirement that these abortions take place in a hospital (WBUR). It provides that a medical review process cannot override the judgment of the treating physician and the patient (Boston.com). In other words, the author argues that the law no longer restricts abortions at or after 24 weeks to cases involving threats to the mother’s life or certain fetal medical conditions. This decision ostensibly removed a restriction originally enacted to protect both the child and the mother. The House passed the bill 119-33 on July 22. Every Republican who voted opposed it, along with nine Democrats. The Senate approved it 15-4 on a standing vote on July 31 (WBUR). According to KFF data cited by Boston.com, Massachusetts is now one of 10 states with no statutory gestational limit on abortion. Notice the votes weren’t unanimous. The numbers involved are small. The state Department of Public Health recorded 99 abortions at 24 weeks or later in 2024, up from 84 in 2023 (WBUR). The figures reported in news coverage are not broken down by reason, so they do not reveal how many cases involved a fatal diagnosis and how many involved a healthy, viable child. As a result, the reasons for these abortions remain unclear. NEW ENGLAND NEWS + MEDIA | NOVEMBER 2026 | 47
Nationally, later abortions are a small share of the total. Of 613,383 abortions reported to the CDC for 2022, about 1 in 90 took place at 21 weeks or later (CDC MMWR). The total number of abortions has risen in recent years. The Guttmacher Institute, which estimates abortions in all 50 states, counted 862,320 in 2017. By 2025, the figure had reached about 1,126,000 (Pew Research Center; Guttmacher, 2026). The numbers kept climbing after the Supreme Court’s 2022 Dobbs decision allowed states to ban abortion. Guttmacher counted 1,037,000 in 2023, the highest in more than a decade (Guttmacher, 2024). Its 2025 total includes about 91,000 telehealth abortions provided to residents of states with total bans. Guttmacher calls its figures underestimated because they exclude pills obtained outside the formal health system (Guttmacher, 2026). The CDC’s counts are lower—about 613,000 in 2022—because California, Maryland, New Hampshire, and New Jersey do not report (CDC MMWR). If the CDC’s 1.1 percent share were held across Guttmacher’s 2025 total, it would mean roughly 12,000 abortions a year at 21 weeks or later. That is an estimate, since the CDC share comes only from the states that report. Critics have described the law as allowing abortion “up until birth” (Breitbart; Catholic World Report). Supporters describe it as removing a restriction that tied doctors’ hands in complicated pregnancies. Both descriptions point to the same central fact: after 24 weeks, the statute sets no gestational limit, leaving the decision to the physician. WHEN THE MOTHER ACTS ALONE The first day of life is the day an American child is most likely to be a homicide victim. Researchers call the killing of a newborn within its first 24 hours neonaticide. A CDC study of death certificates from 1989 to 1998 counted 243 homicides on the day-of-birth, or 7.3 percent of all infant homicides. The rate on that first day was at least ten times higher than at any other point in childhood. About 95 percent of those babies were not born in a hospital. Where the perpetrator was known, 89 percent were female, usually the mother (CDC MMWR, 2002). A later CDC study found 81 day-of-birth homicides from 2008 to 2017. The rate had fallen 66.7 percent since the 1990s but remained 5.4 times higher than the rate at any other age. The authors describe these mothers as typically young, unmarried, and without prenatal care (CDC MMWR, 2020). Both studies count only deaths that were discovered and recorded. A birth that no one knew about, followed by a body that is never found, appears in no statistic. The cases that do surface follow a familiar pattern: a hidden pregnancy, a birth alone in a bathroom or bedroom, and a body concealed in a bag, a closet, or a trash can. CASE
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Anne Mae Demegillo, 20, college student
Flagler County, Fla., March 2026
Detectives say she gave birth in a toilet, allowed the newborn to drown, hid the body in a duffel bag, and buried it in her backyard
Charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child; case pending
Laken Snelling, 22, former University of Kentucky student
Lexington, Ky., Aug. 2025
Full-term boy born alive; died of asphyxia; found in a trash bag in a closet
Pleaded guilty to manslaughter; sentenced to 10 years, October 2026
Brianna Moore, former University of Tampa student
Tampa, Fla., Apr. 2024
Newborn daughter died after a birth in a McKay Hall bathroom (Univision)
Charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child; trial set for July 2025; verdict not confirmed at press time
Breyona Reddick, 21, former Hiram College student
Hiram, Ohio, Oct. 2019
Full-term boy found in a trash bag in a dormitory restroom
Pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter; sentenced to 10 to 15 years, 2022
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In 2022, 1.1% of U.S. abortions took place at 21 weeks or later
14 to 20 weeks: 6.1%
Share of reported abortions by weeks of gestation, 41 reporting areas 13 weeks or less: 92.8%
21 weeks or later: 1.1%
U.S. abortions rose from 862,320 in 2017 to about 1.13 million in 2025 Abortions provided by clinicians in all 50 states and D.C., Guttmacher Institute estimates Dobbs ruling, June 2022 1,124,000
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These are not faceless cases. In court, Snelling said she had named her son McCoy Cade Hall. “Instead of helping him, I ended his life,” she told the judge (WDBJ7). His father’s family described him as a “fullterm baby boy” and said their grief remains. Every state now offers a legal alternative. Under safe-haven laws, a parent can hand over a newborn at a designated place without facing prosecution. According to the National Safe Haven Alliance, 4,523 infants were surrendered this way from 1999 to mid-2024. Over the same period, more than 1,600 babies were abandoned illegally, and 915 of them died (KWQC). Since 1999, 915 illegally abandoned babies have died U.S. newborns, 1999 to mid-2024 Surrendered safely under safe-haven laws
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AFTER BIRTH, THERE IS ONE LAW The starting point is the Constitution. Section 1 of the Fourteenth Amendment, ratified in 1868, declares that “all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens.” It then forbids any state to “deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law,” or to “deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws” (Constitution Annotated, Cornell Law School). Citizenship is tied expressly to birth. The word “person” is never defined. In Roe v. Wade (1973), the Supreme Court supplied a definition: “the word ‘person,’ as used in the Fourteenth Amendment, does not include the unborn.” Justice Harry Blackmun acknowledged the stakes. If the unborn were persons, he wrote, the case for a right to abortion “collapses,” because the Amendment itself would guarantee their right to life (National Constitution Center). In Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (2022), the Court overturned Roe and returned abortion “to the people and their elected representatives.” It did not, however, decide the personhood question. Justice Samuel Alito wrote that the ruling “is not based on any view about if and when prenatal life is entitled to any of the rights enjoyed after birth” (CUNY Law Review). In October 2022, the Court declined to hear a Rhode Island case asking whether the unborn hold Fourteenth Amendment rights (WPTV ).
That leaves a constitutional silence before birth, which each state now fills for itself. After birth, there is no silence. Some commentary has claimed that doctors may lawfully let a child be born and then end its life. That is not the law anywhere in the United States. Every state’s homicide laws protect a baby once it is born. As one factcheck put it, “there is no state in this country where it is legal to kill a baby after it’s born” (Al Jazeera fact check). Federal law says the same. On Aug. 5, 2002, President George W. Bush signed the BornAlive Infants Protection Act, which extends the legal definition of a ‘person’ to include any infant born alive at any stage of development, including after an attempted abortion. “There is no right to destroy a child who has been born alive,” Bush said at the signing. The law has been enforced against a physician. In May 2013, a Philadelphia jury convicted Dr. Kermit Gosnell of three counts of first-degree murder for killing babies born alive in his clinic, along with 21 counts of performing illegal late-term abortions. He was sentenced to three consecutive life terms. He died in Mar. 2026 at age 85 (Philadelphia Inquirer). Live births during abortions do occur, though rarely. The CDC identified 143 infants born alive during abortion attempts from 2003 to 2014, out of more than 9.3 million procedures. In 97 of those cases, the mother had a complication, or the baby had a congenital anomaly, and about 42 percent of the infants died within an hour (PolitiFact). What the law requires of the physician in that moment varies by state. Before 2020, Massachusetts law required that “all reasonable steps shall be taken to preserve the life of the child” if a baby was born alive during an abortion performed later in pregnancy. The ROE Act of 2020 changed that language to require only that life-supporting equipment be present to enable such efforts (The Pilot). Opponents called the change a weakening of protection. Defending a similar change in Minnesota, state Sen. Erin Maye Quade argued that some live deliveries come from parents choosing induced birth after a fatal diagnosis, and “that is not a failed abortion” (Al Jazeera). The legal line, then, is not the doctor or the mother. It is the moment of birth. Before it, after 24 weeks in Massachusetts, a physician makes the decision. After it, the same child is a person under every criminal law in the country. There are also rumors and undocumented accounts of deaths following birth that have been brought to our attention, allegedly resulting from unsuccessful attempts to terminate a pregnancy. THE QUESTION Here is the question in its plainest form. Consider a child at 30 weeks of gestation, whom medical professionals would expect to survive if delivered. If that child is born and his mother ends his life in a dormitory bathroom,
she may be charged with a crime and could spend a decade or more in prison. If, instead, a licensed physician in Massachusetts ends his life before delivery based on professional judgement, no crime has occurred. The mother goes home, and the physician bills for the procedure. The child’s development is identical in both cases. What differs is who acts, where it happens, and which side of birth it happens on. Readers must decide whether those differences carry the moral weight assigned to them by law. There are serious people on both sides of that question, and we owe our readers their strongest arguments. Those who see no meaningful difference argue that a viable child is the same human being an hour before birth as an hour after, and that moving the location of a death from a bathroom to a clinic does not change what it is. The Massachusetts Family Institute called H.5595 “a dangerous attempt to remove virtually all remaining protections” for unborn children (WBUR). It also objected that the law removes Department of Public Health oversight of facility protocols for later abortions, calling it a loss of accountability (Boston.com). “This is not health care—this is a direct attack on the dignity of life,” the group said. Those who see a fundamental difference argue that before birth, the child lives inside another person’s body, and that the law cannot force that person to continue a pregnancy. They point out that later abortions are rare and often follow a devastating diagnosis. Kate Dineen learned at 33 weeks that her baby had suffered a stroke in the womb and said her “doctor’s highly capable hands were tied by Massachusetts state law” (Boston.com). Mass General Brigham and Beth Israel Lahey Health wrote that the old framework “does not adequately meet the needs of all patients” (WBUR). Not every later abortion involves a fetal diagnosis. A 2013 study of women seeking abortions at or after 20 weeks found that most fit at least one of five profiles: raising children alone, depression or substance use, conflict with a partner or domestic violence, difficulty deciding followed by trouble reaching care, or being young with no prior births (Foster and Kimport, Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health). Women aged 20 to 24 had 2.7 times the odds of a later abortion compared with women aged 25 to 34. That profile bears a striking resemblance to the women in the case table above: young, often alone, and often hiding a pregnancy until it was too late to hide. The circumstances that bring one young woman to a clinic at 25 weeks may be similar to those that bring another to a bathroom floor at 40 weeks. One outcome is lawful. The other ends in a courtroom. WHAT WE ASK OF OUR READERS We have not written this article to condemn a grieving young woman in Kentucky, a
governor in Boston, or the physicians of Massachusetts. Nor have we written it to treat the death of a child as a political trophy, as too much coverage on every side has done. We have written it because the law now draws its sharpest line at the moment of birth, and because a viable child can fall on either side of that line depending on who acts and where. One woman is sentenced to a decade in prison. Another woman, in a different room with a medical professional at her side, faces no criminal charge. Whether that distinction reflects a real moral difference, or only a legal one, is a question every reader should be able to answer for themselves, with the facts in hand. Any parent in Massachusetts who cannot care for a newborn can surrender a baby up to 7 days old at a hospital, police station, or staffed fire station without facing prosecution. The state’s Baby Safe Haven hotline is open 24 hours a day at 1-877-796-HOPE (4673) (Mass.gov). No one needs to be alone in a bathroom. H SOURCES
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Ballet Rhode Island: Icons in Motion For nearly half a century, Rhode Island has had a ballet company of its own. Ballet Rhode Island began in 1978 as Festival Ballet, founded by Christine Hennessy and Winthrop Corey, two former principal dancers with Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet. Mihailo Djuric later guided the company for more than two decades as artistic director, building a loyal following and a respected school on Providence’s East Side. The company has changed dramatically in recent years. In May 2023, Festival Ballet Providence became Ballet Rhode Island. This new name signaled a broader mission: reimagining classical ballet as a modern, inclusive art form that reflects the state’s many communities. Today, the company performs across Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts, serves as the United Theatre’s first resident dance company in Westerly, and continues to operate its studios and intimate Black Box Theatre at 825 Hope Street in Providence. THE DIRECTOR Leading that transformation is Kathleen Breen Combes, a former principal dancer with Boston Ballet. She joined Ballet RI as executive director in 2019, took the helm as director in 2020 during one of the most difficult periods the performing arts have ever faced, and was named Artistic Executive Director in 2025. Her goal is ambitious: to build a nationally recognized dance force that remains deeply rooted in Rhode Island. She works closely with Artistic Curator and Resident Choreographer Yury Yanowsky, whose new works have become a hallmark of the company. This 49th season, titled Icons in Motion, reimagines legendary people and stories through dance, from rock royalty to actual royalty. ON STAGE: NOVEMBER AND BEYOND In Motion | Through November 6, 2026 | United Theatre, Westerly. The season-opening mixed program features Yanowsky’s Bathers, the company premiere of City of Women by American Ballet Theatre principal dancer James Whiteside, and Nachtigal, a world premiere based on the true story of Holocaust survivor Anka Nachtigal.
The Nutcracker | December 17–27, 2026 | The VETS, Providence. Yanowsky’s production, set to Tchaikovsky’s beloved score, pairs Ballet RI’s professional dancers with young performers from across the region. Families can add a “Meet the Stars” experience after matinee performances. Ballet Meets the Beatles | March 12–21, 2027 | Woodman Center, Providence. The Fab Four’s songbook comes to life onstage. Made on Hope | April 16–25, 2027. An intimate program at the company’s Hope Street home in Providence. A Real-Life Fairy Tale: Princess Diana | April 25–May 2, 2027. A new ballet for young audiences inspired by the People’s Princess. Carmen | June 25–27, 2027. Yanowsky’s bold new take on one of ballet’s most passionate stories closes the season. H Tickets and details are available at balletri.org.
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