Like most anyone with a heart and a pulse, I’ve been thinking about the loss of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the future of our... Read More

On August 9, a day before a devastating storm hit Iowa, the New York Times profiled voters in Sioux Center, one of the most... Read More

Say his name. GEORGE FLOYD! Say her name. BREONNA TAYLOR! As hundreds marched up the main artery of my suburban Maryland town in support... Read More

A decade ago my family had a landlord named Shirley—she was, as they say, a real character. We lived in the house she grew... Read More

I find the term “Orwellian” is often applied appropriately. Unfortunately, you hear it a lot these days. President Trump’s tweet, not long after Iran... Read More

It’s 2020! Let the ironic wordplay about clear and perfect vision begin. Or maybe we go with a different metaphor about surviving the difficult... Read More

On the bus from DC to NYC back in April, it occurred to me, as it has many times over the last thirteen years,... Read More

Through no effort of my own I’ve started getting a “word of the day” via email. It comes from a website called Word Genius.... Read More

People of color throughout the United States are receiving more than their fair share of the poisonous fruits of industrial production. They live cheek... Read More

When I speak to family members, friends, and colleagues about the next presidential election, the overriding question is: Who, among the long and growing... Read More