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There Won't Be Nannies Jul. 31, 2025
When Elon Musk and his first wife talked about how many children they would have, Justine reportedly... Read More
Usha Can't Neuter J.D.'s Cat Lady Musings Aug. 08, 2024
Republicans handed Usha Vance the unenviable task of cleaning up her husband's history of hostile co... Read More
There Are No Debates in an Echo Chamber Jun. 30, 2024
I'm someone who watches horror movies from behind fingers in front of her eyes or a forearm shieldin... Read More
This Is Not the Soviet Union, Mr. Biden Mar. 13, 2024
In 1991, the Soviet Union collapsed. It marked the end of an experiment that lasted almost a centur... 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
What If Day Care Workers and Business School Professors Swapped Salaries? Jun. 07, 2023
The pay scale for educators is topsy-turvy in this country. Business school professors are paid over... Read More
A Tale of Two Jobs Aug. 13, 2022
Dear Annie: I feel like I made a mistake and need someone outside my circle to assess the situation.... Read More
Parenting Is Above All Other Jobs, Depending Jun. 23, 2022
What do you think of day care in this country? In your local area? Have you ever needed day care? Be... Read More
Child Care Complications Causing Conflict May. 02, 2022
Dear Annie: I am in my 40s and recently single again after 15 years of marriage. I ended my marriage... Read More
When Free Pre-K is Worse than No Pre-K Feb. 17, 2022
Dale Farran spent a decade studying over 1,000 kids who went to a state-run pre-kindergarten —... Read More
It Shouldn't Be a Crime to Let Your Teen Babysit Feb. 10, 2022
When COVID-19 suddenly shut down her children's day care in May of 2020 and Melissa Henderson had to... Read More
Is the Zoom Glass Ceiling Really About Gender? Jan. 25, 2022
Remote work "will hold women back," says CNBC. Home-based employees may be deprived career advanceme... Read More
Finding Gratitude in the Little Gifts of Online Learning Jan. 14, 2022
The omicron variant of COVID-19 has surged to the point that many school districts are back to remot... Read More
'Build Back Better' Falters Under Its Own Weight -- Dividing It Could Save It Dec. 27, 2021
Media coverage of the debate over "Build Back Better," President Joe Biden's $1.75 trillion social p... Read More
Government Isn't Required to Build Back Better Dec. 09, 2021
Should we ignore the costs of the "Build Back Better" bill and simply focus on the benefits? Wouldn'... Read More
Why Aren't Kids Outside Anymore? Dec. 09, 2021
"What is a good age to let kids walk to the park and play without an adult?" That's the simple, stra... Read More
Haste Still Makes Waste, Even for Pundits Nov. 11, 2021
"The quality of the punditry is abysmal." That's the title of an excellent letter recently shared wi... Read More
Haggling Over Trillions While Important Goals Get Shoved Aside Nov. 01, 2021
Democratic negotiators appear close to a deal that effectively would halve the original $3.5 trillio... Read More
When the Wheels on the Bus Don't Go Round Oct. 31, 2021
Since I had a stay-at-home mom, I never got to ride the bus aside from field trip days. However, my ... Read More
The Dirt on Dems' Reconciliation Bill Oct. 06, 2021
Democrats are quarreling over the price tag of their Build Back Better bill, but the real problem is... Read More
