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'I Won't Abandon My Country' May. 19, 2025
Rights & Resistance with the ACLU
I live every day in fear. My husband, Miguel, is undocumented and, despite what many believe, being ... Read More
Why Your Truth Matters in the Age of Hate Apr. 11, 2025
April 18 is National Columnists Day. Because of this, I want to hold space for the writer in all of ... Read More
Who I Am Determines What I Write Jan. 10, 2024
What I've been thinking about this first month of 2024 is how much who I am determines what I wr... Read More
COVID-19 Made Us Bring Our Humanity to Work; We Need To Keep It There Nov. 14, 2021
Years ago, I had a boss that moved to New Mexico from a coast. They'd occasionally talk about how th... Read More
The Definition of Courage Has Shifted Since Normandy Jun. 09, 2021
Last Sunday marked the 77th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Normandy. On that day, Operation Ov... Read More
I Can't Get Involved in Personal Social Security Cases Sep. 04, 2019
Over the more than 20 years that I've been writing this column, I'm sure I've helped tens of thousan... Read More
Continuing Oversight Is Needed to Ensure Facebook Takes Privacy Seriously May. 14, 2019
Facebook's recent revelation that it expects to be fined up to $5 billion by the Federal Trade Commi... Read More
Scared to Date in the Era of #MeToo Dec. 02, 2018
Dear Annie: I'm a 26-year-old man who's very nice, thoughtful and kind. I've dated only a few times,... Read More
Exercise + Shower = Motivation Oct. 17, 2018
My daughter, Cindy, and I periodically take long vigorous walks together that are fun and stimulatin... Read More
John McCain and Me Aug. 30, 2018
About four years ago, I was browsing through one of Manhattan's last remaining independent bookstore... Read More
To Be a Great President, You First Have to Like Politics Nov. 04, 2017
On the consensus list of the most significant American presidents following George Washington, there... Read More
Facebook Can Help or Hurt You At Work Oct. 08, 2015
Q: I have always been active on Facebook and know people who've posted crazy stuff that has come bac... Read More
Federal Agencies Fight for Warrantless Access to Emails Aug. 13, 2015
How would you feel if the government could access a trove of information about who you are, what you... Read More
Making Oneself Part of the Group at Work May. 15, 2014
Q: I am an executive assistant at a small business where most of the employees are women. All of the... Read More
Archie
May. 12, 2014
Free Range
Mar. 10, 2014
Who Else Could Use a Personal Assistant? Jan. 13, 2014
Do you have any idea how much money you spend each month to feed your family? Even if you think you ... Read More
Michelle Obama: Keeping the Public at a Distance Mar. 20, 2013
First Lady Michelle Obama will soon grace the April Vogue cover. I'm happy for her, bangs, biceps an... Read More
Food Choices are Personal Choices Jul. 07, 2011
House Republicans are right to fight efforts by the White House to force food companies to stop push... Read More
