Stopping in Vilna: Encountering Stendhal on the Holocaust Trail
I was traveling a great deal throughout Central and Eastern Europe—Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Ukraine, Belarus—researching a book that had to do with the Holocaust. My visits to...
Fascinated to Presume: In Defense of Fiction
I have closed novels and stared at their back covers for a long moment and felt known in a way I cannot honestly say I have...
The Ghosts of Elaine, Arkansas, 1919
Given the magnitude of the Elaine Massacre, its absence from standard narratives in American history is striking. But it is important that we remember the Elaine...
The War Stories of Evacuated Children
Eighty years ago, in September 1939, Operation Pied Piper—a World War II effort to evacuate Britain’s most vulnerable citizens from areas deemed most vulnerable to German...
Snowden in the Labyrinth
Edward Snowden might seem forever defined by a single act—his decision to leak highly classified information copied from the NSA—and a single moment in time. Having...
The Best Apps for Kids With Learning Disabilities
Sharomka/Shutterstock Every child needs to study at home, and learning disabilities can amplify that need. Thankfully, there are plenty of supplemental educational apps built for kids...
‘Sex’ at the Supreme Court
Is firing someone for being gay or transgender illegal under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which bars employers from discriminating “because of…race,...
Where Are iTunes Features in macOS Catalina?
Apple With macOS Catalina, iTunes is gone once and for all. Music, videos, and podcasts have new apps, and Finder now handles syncing and device backups....
Chocolate Is Nutritious (A Delicious Half-Truth to Justify Your Halloween Indulgence)
progressman/Shutterstock Halloween marks the beginning of the two best months of the year filled with Holidays, family reunions, “friendsgivings,” and lots of delicious food. It also...
When Fathers Die: Remembering Robert Frank
In 1967, I was part of a “happening” with the Park Place Artists in Judson Memorial Church at Washington Square in New York. Standing up in...
