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For Chelsea Manning, with love and ambivalence
-I’m not sure Chelsea Manning has my vote But she has my respect. My NYT column for 1/18/18
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Trapped, and Freed, by the Ice
-When we saw Matt Damon in “The Martian,” we looked upon his ordeal as an experience that seemed strangely, terrifyingly…
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Inside of a Dog
-When you lose a dog, you also lose a connection to the person you have been. My NYT column for…
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Trump & the CDC: The Peek a Boo Doctrine
-A lack of object permanence is normal in a 2 year old. As public policy, it’s problematic. My NYT column…
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The Christmas Pooka
-My favorite Christmas movie, Harvey, asks us to believe in things we cannot see. My NYT column for 12/13/17.
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Feeling Blue? Folks at the December Project want to cheer you.
-This year, because US politics have become so acrimonious, Helen Boyd and Dylan Scholinski decided to bring back The December…
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The Masterpiece Cake case is not about religious freedom.
-It’s about giving people permission to discriminate on the basis of faith. This cannot end well. My column for the…
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“We Are What We Pretend to Be.”
-Vaughn Meader became famous for his impression of JFK. Then he became himself. My column for the NYT, 11/22/17
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Travis Mills Will Never Quit. So Don’t You Quit, Either.
-Until I met wounded veteran Travis Mills, I hadn’t thought nearly enough about the millions of people whose lives have…