Jeff Jacoby joined the Boston Globe as an op-ed columnist in 1994 and for three decades has provided readers with commentary that informs, interprets, inspires — and sometimes infuriates.

Jeff Jacoby became an op-ed columnist for The Boston Globe in February 1994. Seeking a conservative voice to balance its famously liberal roster of commentators, the Globe hired him away from the ...

Fliers with the photo of the missing son of Boston Globe columnist Jeff Jacoby have been distributed throughout the Boston area and via social media as volunteers started a coordinated search.

It also keeps us safe. Jeff Jacoby can be reached at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter @jeff_jacoby.