Many, many years ago, when my husband and I were much younger parents, we discussed how we were going to handle talking with our child about all things related to puberty and being a teenager. My husband did actual research into the topic, and ended up purchasing a copy of…

Like many New Yorkers, I spent Election Day at the polls…only this time, I was behind the registration table. Knowing that many retired Brooklynites would not want to risk their health working this year, my husband and I, both dedicated lefties, opted to sign up to help as poll workers…

I’ve had a lot of metaphors for how I’ve felt since the COVID-19 crisis started. The most frequent I use for myself is an image where my mind is clogged with short pieces of thread, a drifting mass of incomplete thoughts that I am constantly trying, and failing, to braid…

Two of my right wing friends got into a conversation on my Facebook page last night. Both are conservative Jews, and are strong supporters of the right wing’s pro-Israel stance. They asked, what was the objective of the Women’s March? Was there a meaning to the protest? Would we take…

Do not ask me why I read the comments. It is always a mistake. Whatever the topic now, it manages to devolve into a set of crystallized black and white beliefs from the Left and the Right. …

Science Is Not Subjective Last week, Donald Trump sat down with the New York Times to provide a full interview. During that interview, he promised to keep “an open mind” on climate change. This is a step more moderate than his statements from the campaign trail. Trump’s “open mind”, however…

This is not another article about how we have to listen to the white working class men of the Upper Midwest. This is a story of how we have to listen to everyone who voted for Trump. …

Dear Fellow Liberals, All of us shared emotional responses to the election results yesterday. Riding home at 12:30am on November 9th, I sat in a subway car of silent people, all part of the cultural mosaic of New York City, all of us staring at our feet, numb and oblivious…