Notre Dame, the world's church It had withstood a war, a revolution, neglect, and the impact of up to 40,000 tourists a day. But there is so much more than stone to the Parisian cathedral damaged by fire this week Apr 21, 2019
Charlotte Clymer: Being transgender shouldn't matter in the military An Army veteran and transgender woman who opposes a ban of transgender men and women in the military says Americans who died for their country did so regardless of their race, religion, political party, sexual orientation or gender identity Apr 7, 2019
Can America produce a 21st century "moonshot"? Historian Douglas Brinkley on JFK's famous call to send a man to the moon – and what a patriotic "moonshot" directive might mean for our country today Mar 31, 2019
James Fallows: What history teaches us about uncovering coverups The Atlantic writer says courtroom drama-style revelations are not how reality usually works – nor is hiding information in a democracy Mar 24, 2019
Confessions of a news junkie Comedian Jim Gaffigan admits he is addicted to the news. But how could anyone deny the all-consuming nature of the drama, the mystery, the indictments? Mar 10, 2019
David Sedaris: Taking a stand on giving up a seat The humorist says his chivalrous attitude when offering his seat on a bus or subway has been tempered by age Mar 3, 2019
David Edelstein's Oscar picks Our film critic makes his predictions for this year's Academy Awards, in particular that it will more bad fun than any Oscar show in years Feb 24, 2019
Emcee hammered: The Oscars go on without a host Comedian Jim Gaffigan on what it means that the Academy Awards will be without having someone overseeing the ceremony Feb 24, 2019
Norman Ornstein on Trump's emergency declaration: A threat to our fundamental freedoms Says that if the president can succeed with this voluntary state of emergency created to take funds for his border wall, he is setting the table for something much more dangerous Feb 17, 2019
My dog Rudy In honor of former President George H.W. Bush's service dog Sully, who recently became a social media star, contributor Luke Burbank introduces us to another, equally adorable yellow Labrador Jan 13, 2019
An open secret: Open office plans are the worst Contributor Faith Salie has some words (and they're not kind) about many companies' propensity to house all their employees in a giant room with no dividing walls Jan 6, 2019
Jim Gaffigan touches on the prevalence of screens The comedian says screens embody much of life's obsessions, including parental neglect Dec 30, 2018
Jim Gaffigan: Do we have to do Christmas in December? "Sunday Morning" contributor says the stress of the holidays in the bleakest of months makes moving Christmas to a sunnier time a smart idea Dec 16, 2018
Evan Thomas on George H.W. Bush, "the last of his kind" The 41st President was humble, ambitious, wise, definitely not a wimp, and really believed in country first Dec 2, 2018
A.J. Jacobs on giving thanks for a cup of coffee The commentator, columnist and author of "Thanks a Thousand: A Gratitude Journey" describes the trouble he went through to thank everyone responsible for his morning cup Nov 25, 2018
Commentaries
Notre Dame, the world's church
It had withstood a war, a revolution, neglect, and the impact of up to 40,000 tourists a day. But there is so much more than stone to the Parisian cathedral damaged by fire this week
Charlotte Clymer: Being transgender shouldn't matter in the military
An Army veteran and transgender woman who opposes a ban of transgender men and women in the military says Americans who died for their country did so regardless of their race, religion, political party, sexual orientation or gender identity
Can America produce a 21st century "moonshot"?
Historian Douglas Brinkley on JFK's famous call to send a man to the moon – and what a patriotic "moonshot" directive might mean for our country today
James Fallows: What history teaches us about uncovering coverups
The Atlantic writer says courtroom drama-style revelations are not how reality usually works – nor is hiding information in a democracy
Confessions of a news junkie
Comedian Jim Gaffigan admits he is addicted to the news. But how could anyone deny the all-consuming nature of the drama, the mystery, the indictments?
David Sedaris: Taking a stand on giving up a seat
The humorist says his chivalrous attitude when offering his seat on a bus or subway has been tempered by age
David Edelstein's Oscar picks
Our film critic makes his predictions for this year's Academy Awards, in particular that it will more bad fun than any Oscar show in years
Emcee hammered: The Oscars go on without a host
Comedian Jim Gaffigan on what it means that the Academy Awards will be without having someone overseeing the ceremony
Norman Ornstein on Trump's emergency declaration: A threat to our fundamental freedoms
Says that if the president can succeed with this voluntary state of emergency created to take funds for his border wall, he is setting the table for something much more dangerous
My dog Rudy
In honor of former President George H.W. Bush's service dog Sully, who recently became a social media star, contributor Luke Burbank introduces us to another, equally adorable yellow Labrador
An open secret: Open office plans are the worst
Contributor Faith Salie has some words (and they're not kind) about many companies' propensity to house all their employees in a giant room with no dividing walls
Jim Gaffigan touches on the prevalence of screens
The comedian says screens embody much of life's obsessions, including parental neglect
Jim Gaffigan: Do we have to do Christmas in December?
"Sunday Morning" contributor says the stress of the holidays in the bleakest of months makes moving Christmas to a sunnier time a smart idea
Evan Thomas on George H.W. Bush, "the last of his kind"
The 41st President was humble, ambitious, wise, definitely not a wimp, and really believed in country first
A.J. Jacobs on giving thanks for a cup of coffee
The commentator, columnist and author of "Thanks a Thousand: A Gratitude Journey" describes the trouble he went through to thank everyone responsible for his morning cup
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