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A Final Lesson for the Class of 2025: Whether or Not You Succeed Is Largely Up to You Jun. 03, 2025
SAN DIEGO — I've given commencement speeches. Many graduates want a warm bath. But what they r... Read More
Donald Trump at Half-Staff Jan. 17, 2025
"When I stand here today, about to take the Oath of Office, the flags at half-staff remind me of the... Read More
Class Action Scams Sep. 18, 2024
Have you gotten a letter that says, "You may be entitled to compensation"? I get a bunch. One claime... Read More
The Next Generation of Glizzies Jun. 28, 2024
It hasn't made it to my part of the urban Northeast yet, but the word "glizzy" has emerged as someth... Read More
Why Your Kid Should Major in Philosophy Oct. 04, 2022
Maybe it's the change of seasons (I've always been a big early fall fan), maybe it's because I am no... Read More
Politics as the Leisure of the Theory Class Jun. 03, 2022
Politics has increasingly become, for many Americans, the leisure of the theory class. That's a phra... Read More
Dress Codes Are About Respect, Not Money May. 19, 2022
There was a time when spending big at a swank restaurant would be regarded as an occasion requiring ... Read More
Family Interests Do Not Belong in Public Affairs Mar. 31, 2022
Powerful politicians have this bad habit of elevating members of their family — or the family ... Read More
Poor Kids Are Just as Bright as Rich Kids Dec. 23, 2020
Decades of progress toward school desegregation are at risk as President-elect Joe Biden prepares to... Read More
Amid Democrats' White House Win, a Sobering Fact Nov. 07, 2020
Joe Biden has reason to be proud; in the last 107 years, only three American presidential nominees h... Read More
I Still Bag Groceries and Am Glad I Do Oct. 06, 2020
DR. WALLACE: I'm writing in response to the letter from the young man whose mother thought it was be... Read More
June 1, 2020 Jun. 01, 2020
Dear Annie: My father-in-law died four years ago. He had struggled with some health issues for a whi... Read More
Help Students Skill up Apr. 17, 2020
In the past few months, we've experienced massive changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many have lo... Read More
Health Disparities Are an American Problem Apr. 16, 2020
FROM THE DESK OF DR. J JESSICA A. JOHNSON RELEASE: THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2020 Health Disparities Are ... Read More
Suggestion for Studying at Home With Schools Closed Mar. 23, 2020
DR. WALLACE: I'm 16, and I live in California. Our whole school just got sent home due to the corona... Read More
Megxit, Trump and the Generational Divide Jan. 23, 2020
Far too much ink has been spilled in describing the parallels between a resurgent British nationalis... Read More
'Parasite': Bong Joon-Ho's Very Wild Ride Oct. 11, 2019
The movie you may think you're about to watch as "Parasite" gets underway would surely be a lot of f... Read More
What's the Cost of High Living? Jan. 30, 2019
The rich aren't merely different from you and me. ... They're ridiculous! I mean the uber-rich, the ... Read More
Shame on Her Aunt Jan. 08, 2019
DR. WALLACE: My best friend and I are in the same English class. Even though we're friends, were hig... Read More
Sister, Teacher Jan. 02, 2019
Last month, I drove an hour east of Cleveland to Ashtabula, Ohio, where I grew up and where my young... Read More
