The Republican War on Education Will Harm Children Middle school is a gauntlet. One little weakness can make a child a target for harassment and bullying. Being different, whether by [...] February 8, 2023
Prince Harry’s Memoir Is Not Just About Him – It’s Also About Us As a journalist, I’ve worked for a newspaper, a magazine, and had many stories printed in a variety of publications. Those that I’ve [...] January 17, 2023
Say “Yes” to “No” One of the most powerful programs Oprah ever did was about how she learned to say “no.” One can only imagine how someone like Oprah [...] January 7, 2023
Let’s Bring Kindness and Civility Back for Thanksgiving and Beyond According to a report in the Harvard Business Review, incivility is on the rise. Christine Porath, a professor of management at Georgetown [...] November 23, 2022
Mini-Blue Wave in the Making: Dems to Gain Seats in Senate; Say Goodbye Mitch McConnell If ever there was the perfect example of the competition cliché “snatching defeat from the jaws of victory,” then the Republican [...] October 4, 2022
Are We All Depressed? Probably. What Should We Do About It? During my recent annual physical, the nurse was nearly finished typing in the answers to the doctor’s questions when she hit me with one [...] September 24, 2022
Hey, Ron! Guess What? Your Relatives Were Immigrants As I watched the immigrants from Venezuela arrive on Martha’s Vineyard, I thought about my grandparents. They came to America from [...] September 18, 2022
Even Women Who Aren’t Seeking an Abortion Will Suffer Under These New Laws – I Would Have Since the overturn of Roe v. Wade, conservative states have rushed to put into place, without thinking through the ramifications, [...] August 31, 2022