Her latest memoir, The Odd Woman And The City ... First and foremost, this is an unashamed love letter to Gornick’s native New York City, in the vein of EB White’s Here Is New York.

I recently got an email from my "representative" Morgan Griffith who said "I am excited by the prospects of these talented and seasoned officials." He was talking about the likes of misogynist ...

Like many, I appreciate now being able to recycle certain plastics that aren't allowed in our blue bins. While I agree with Tim Steller that reducing plastic consumption is the ultimate goal ...

Upper and lower must be references to the height of the letters, and the use of case is presumably an offshoot of its “condition” sense. But that’s actually not the case. The earliest ...

In December, I got a notice for jury duty. I am in my 60s and have gotten these before. I have been happy to do my civic duty by being on a jury. This time, I really had to think about it.

The pain across Husker nation at the cruel way cancer snuffed out the light of Jack Hoffman is palpable. Many of us hoped this promising, singular, young Nebraskan would make it to many more ...

With his loyalists lining up for key law-enforcement roles, Donald Trump is gearing up to politicize the Department of Justice. Again. This accelerates a dangerous trend in American politics ...

Donald Trump curiously continued this rite of presidential passage by writing a letter to Joe Biden, even as he opted out of other traditions, like attending Biden’s inauguration. George H.W ...

Trump curiously continued this rite of presidential passage by writing a letter to Joe Biden, even as he opted out of other traditions, like attending Biden's inauguration. History and politics now ...

Mercy and kindness might be a personal ideal, but in government, mercy should be unmotivated by sentimentality or emotion. One shouldn’t be excessive in kindness or in cruelty. In a democratic ...

There’s plenty to love about sprawling, diverse Los Angeles: The Art Deco buildings that feel like a discovery on downtown streets. The stately Craftsmans of Pasadena, the Spanish-style houses ...