Parenting in America is hard. Italy showed me another way
The other day, while catching up with an American mom in Italy, she told me about her friend in Los…
Supreme Court to hear religious freedom case that’s united both sides of the church-state divide
In recent years, litigation on certain types of religious freedom lawsuits have been practically run of the mill: prayer on…
In “Christy,” Sydney Sweeney’s only fighting herself
Considering what happened to the intrepid Christy Martin, the fighter who put women’s boxing on the map in the 1990s…
99 years later, “The Sun Also Rises” is still delicious
Act 1: The Road to Hemingway’s Spain Ernest Hemingway’s “The Sun Also Rises” begins in Paris but it doesn’t stay…
At Yale University, things are getting Orwellian
On Tuesday, Sept. 30, the Yale University Film Society, via email, announced a screening the following day of “Orwell: 2+2=5,”…
Zohran Mamdani took on the entire political establishment — and won
It’s already clear that the election of Zohran Mamdani as New York City’s mayor is a historic moment — not…
How a loss of public benefits harms democracy
In 2004, Phil Bredesen, the former Democratic governor of Tennessee, made significant changes to the state’s Medicaid program, TennCare, such…
Trump’s White House renovations fulfill Obama’s prediction, kind of
President Barack Obama famously chided Donald Trump in April 2011 during the annual White House correspondents’ dinner. The reality show…
Grimes ushers in a new era of internet infestation
Have you ever tricked yourself into seeing a non-existent cockroach in your kitchen? Your hand catches the light just so,…
“A you-know-what measuring contest”: MTG continues to blame GOP for shutdown woes
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., continues to break ranks with her party to put the blame for the government shutdown…