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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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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…
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My Hearing Aids Are Cool. Really.
-Millions of us face hearing loss, but too few of us do anything about it. That has to change. JFB…
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Ireland’s Transition, and Mine
-Ireland and I have both changed. At times I feel like a gender emigrant. (My New York Times column for…
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What do we want from Presidential Also-rans?
-We expect some of our best leaders to do away, humbled, dignified, and silent.
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Vietnam on the Reel-to-Reel
-Even though I was a child during the 1960s, I saw how the war was tearing us apart. It was…