The employer-given Blackberry was the ultimate status symbol, a validation that you were essential to your workplace
Viewpoint: Judaism is Too Afraid Of Assimilation
The religion needs to stop using this frightened, scarcity-based logic to try to engage people. It doesn’t work
The Key to Smarter Kids: Talk to Them
Having discussions with your kids teaches them to become assertive advocates for themselves in school
Viewpoint: Pope John Paul II’s Canonization Wasn’t Too Fast
Those who have complained about a short-circuited process are mostly people who never wanted to see John Paul II canonized at all
Newt Gingrich to House Republicans: “Don’t Cave!”
The former Speaker of the House tells Republicans that giving in will make things worse
Climate Activists Need to Dial Back on the Panic
Instead of enacting phenomenally expensive policies, we need to come up with low-cost solutions to global warming that all nations can embrace
Longer Maternity Leave Not So Great for Women After All
Turns out women in those Nordic countries with luxurious maternity leaves get mommy-tracked when they go back to work
Breaking Bad Writer: Why It Had to End
A rule in the writers’ room was to never force the characters, but to let them take us there — and Walt was taking us to the end of the road
I’m Still Not Going Back to the Catholic Church
Pope Francis only confirms my decision to leave
What the Climate Report Concedes
It’s a shame the climate debate remains so heated, when what we’re able to predict remains so modest
Can Climate Skeptics Save the Planet?
The people who are most concerned about global warming are also typically opposed to the technologies most capable of reducing emissions
Ayn Rand Would Have Loved Kickstarter
In a world where we can now go online to escape the mainstream, the crowdfunding site offers the ultimate in ‘value-for-value’
What’s Holding Japanese Women Back
Prime Minister Abe’s call for women to “rise up” is great, but he needs to change Japan’s sexist business culture