Rebooting My Neighbor
He had had a deadly variant of leukemia and maybe a few months left to live. Now there is no trace of the disease
Unwrapping the Keto Diet
This keto diet goes against everything I have learned about healthy eating.
Nothing Goes Unnoticed
Nothing has gone unnoticed. And that is a disturbing thought.
Robbinsville’s Two Temples
There are two temples in Robbinsville: one for spiritual needs, the other for material desires.
Cracking Social Codes
The Dutch have adopted a do-it-your-way attitude toward social rules. American social life, in contrast, operates by rules that are often unspoken but rigorously observed.
A Crash Course on Micro-aggressions
It was time for my daughter to give me a crash course from her school curriculum about “micro-aggressions.”
Teaching in America
Is there anything more difficult than being a public school teacher in America? Yes, being a math or science teacher in New York City.
The Beginning of a New Life
This was the beginning of a new life in which I myself was involved and had a voice and a mind and free will of my own.
When Germs Travel
A century ago around a thousand children died of measles every year in the Netherlands alone. Half a million children, mostly young, died worldwide. I am grateful that our children were born in another time.
Brash, Real-World Voices of New York City’s Tabloids Under Siege
The shrinking of local newspapers in the United States is a tragedy.