In Defense of Elizabeth Edwards

Why Elizabeth Edwards deserves some sympathy, no matter how she was portrayed in Game Change.

I Don't Want To Be Fascinated by Kate Gosselin. Couldn't Sonya Sotomayor Make It?

Barbara Walters' 10 most fascinating people willing to be on my show in 2009 leaves off nearly every fascinating woman we know.

Is the Women's Health Amendment Worthwhile?

I'm not so sure any more.

Can Cranks Turn Into Cheerleaders?

Our last week of the noncomplaining project.

The Noncomplaining Project: What's Wrong With Our Happiness Gurus

Parsing the advice of positive psychologists.

The Smilier Sex

For reasons I cannot fathom, Ehrenreich never mentions gender in her anti-positivity jeremiad Bright-Sided.

Life Coaches Are the Root of All Evil

A review of Barbara Ehrenreich’s Bright-Sided.

Recession Briefing 7.13

Everything you need to know about today's financial news.

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