— It’s not too late for a compromise: “Rent Control Vote Already Curbing Housing Loans, Rockland Trust Execs Say” (Banker & Tradesman)

— He’s finally acknowledging what we already knew: “Alan Dershowitz: Why I’m Becoming a Republican’ (WSJ)

— Fascinating: “Are Trump’s policies spurring more Mass. liberals to turn to guns?” (GBH)

— More evidence that our primary system favors the extremes: “Kennealy looks to distance himself from Baker in GOP primary race for governor” (WBUR)

— About time: “U.S. Officials Try to Get a Grip on Risks Bubbling Inside Private Credit” (WSJ)

— I was starting to think there might be something to it. No longer: “The Single Dumbest Conspiracy Theory of 2026” (The Atlantic)

— Rooting for a Groton comeback: “The Seaside Town Trying to Reclaim Its Title as ‘Submarine Capital of the World’” (WSJ)

— Ukraine once again at the cutting edge: “The Killer Robots Are Coming. The Battlefield Will Never Look the Same” (NYT)