Nobody I’m on speaking terms with much liked 2025. It’s been grimly amusing to read and watch wag after wag vying to outdo each other in trying to come up with fresh, pungent words and phrases for ...

Over the past few months, I’ve had the same conversation with different people — my Uber driver, the UPS delivery person, my landscaper, a nurse at my doctor’s office, a waitress at my neighborhood ...

I want to thank the many writers who have read and responded to my commentary titled “Saving democracy.” Given the limited space I have, I would like to provide a brief response to a general objection ...