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Which Scandal Gets Defined as a 'Distraction'? Aug. 06, 2025
There's something funny in scandal politics when people accuse each other of pushing a "distraction.... Read More
The Benefits of a Phone Break Aug. 21, 2024
Dear Annie: I made the decision to put down my phone for a while, and the results have been wonderfu... Read More
What Captures My Attention Versus the Decision To Train My Focus Jun. 07, 2024
Walking home from day camp with my son, I was on a mission. I wanted to hurry home and get dinner st... Read More
Gen Zers Putting Down Smartphones to Focus on God and Strengthen In-person Relationships Apr. 28, 2023
If you proposed a challenge to Gen Z college students to discard their smartphones while they are pu... Read More
August 13, 2021 Aug. 13, 2021
Dear Annie: I am a female in my late 30s and somewhat intelligent, but I can't figure out if I'm bei... Read More
You're Not Coming Back Dec. 24, 2020
You knew it was too good to be true. The work-alone-at-home experience was just too wonderful to las... Read More
Muddle Me This Aug. 20, 2020
Remember how great you felt when you first started working from home? No more suffering through end... Read More
The Distraction Reaction May. 21, 2020
Remember when going to work meant you actually left your house? Remember when you sat next to someo... Read More
Time Wasted Apr. 16, 2020
Washington — I see from my private incarceration at home, where I have languished for weeks, t... Read More
A Labor of Leave Nov. 12, 2019
I haven't had sex since my last breakup, and I'm all lusty. I really like this guy, but he seems to... Read More
Mars, Pluto and Other People's Feelings Sep. 19, 2019
From the moons of Jupiter to the dark energy that makes up most of the universe, there are plenty of... Read More
Phoning It In Dec. 06, 2018
It's decision time. If you could only have one, which would you choose — your job or your sma... Read More
Go Ahead, Republicans. Investigate Hillary. Again. Nov. 16, 2017
Whenever the legal walls start closing in on Donald Trump, the president releases a bad rabbit on th... Read More
What We Don't Need Now -- Distraction Oct. 31, 2017
The insider whispering can commence — has commenced, in fact. Indictments have that effect on ... Read More
If You Can't Change Your Mind, Change the Subject Aug. 24, 2017
On the heels of his worst week in office, during which his crude comments about race were widely per... Read More
Lawsuits and Impeachment Jul. 15, 2014
Whenever Democrats are in real trouble politically, the Republicans seem to come up with something n... Read More
Wizard of Id
May. 17, 2014
The 'Creationism' Distraction Mar. 28, 2014
Eric Meikle, project director at the National Center for Science Education, recently told Politico t... Read More
Where Did You Come From? Dec. 23, 2013
Q: I have been reading your columns for a couple of years and like the way you say things. I am con... Read More
