Like a pretty large segment of America, I spent election night in a state of growing existential dread, followed by listening to a horrible little man crow about winning the presidency of the United States. I snapped NPR off as soon as his speech concluded and stared grimly into the expanse of the

Last week gave us a delicious and whirlwind preview of all the great things that lie ahead under the reign of Trump, including white supremacists, nepotism, possible violations of federal law, a settlement in a fraud case, and, uh, an attempt at warring with the cast of a hit Broadway show. Even my

Ever since the election, I've alternated between towering rage and a numb sort of silence. There's a lot to take on here, but with an inbox overflowing with people in panic and a rapidly growing list of hateful acts exploding around the country, what I'm thinking about this week is this: the policy

The news this year has brought us high-profile story after high-profile story about sexual harassment in the workplace — verbal transgressions, especially. But in my career, I’ve found that words are only one indicator of a person’s attitudes toward the opposite gender. And not a very reliable

One of the most delightfully archaic and sexist traditions of the American election cycle is the First Lady Cookie Bakeoff, politely renamed the "Presidential Cookie Bakeoff" this year, but since "ladies" is gender-neutral, I'll be using its hallowed and respected name. The setup: The First Lady,