Column: Enough with the glorified exhaustion. It’s time to reclaim our rest.
One year ago this month, I found out I had COVID-19. I spent a few days in the hospital and then a few more weeks healing on my couch. I...
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Column: Allegations against Eric Ferguson of The Mix radio fit into long, sordid history of women being treated like props and foils in the workplace
Eric Ferguson, longtime host at WTMX, rode to the top of Chicago morning show ratings with bravado and bro swagger. His shows struck me as patronizing, especially to his female...
Column: ‘In case they come shoot up the school.’ We’re doing a number on our kids’ hearts, America.
When my kids returned to full-time, in-person learning at their giant Chicago Public Schools, the rules were clear about masks: If you're indoors, you're wearing one. This gave me (and...
Column: John Pavlovitz, the lovable, lefty pastor, is facing brain tumor surgery the same week his new book launches
John Pavlovitz jokes that he has a brain tumor and a book coming out the same week. The North Carolina-based pastor, whose writings are a balm to the faithful and...
Column: We can applaud gymnasts’ courage, but until we right the world, our plaudits are meaningless
The day before gymnasts Aly Raisman, Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney and Maggie Nichols testified before the U.S. Senate about the abuse they endured at the hands of convicted sex offender...
Column: Is good dating advice also good parenting advice? If it nudges us to shut up and listen, it is.
My friend and podcast partner John Duffy, a family therapist, likes to tell parents they were never teenagers. Not by today's definition. The pressure to succeed socially, emotionally and academically...
Column: With COVID-19 boosters on the horizon for Americans, what can we do to help countries still awaiting their first dose?
While America struggles to entice the hesitant toward a COVID-19 vaccine, millions of people around the world lack the luxury of accessing the lifesaving shots. Some 82% of shots have...
Column: Anti-mask grown-ups obscure every lesson we ought to teach kids about a pandemic
The moment mask grievance became a thing — which is to say, the moment masks became a thing — a clever counterpoint was born. I see a variation of it...
Column: Army vet on 1,800-mile walk to raise mental health awareness
Some days Greg Washington walks alone. Other days he walks with a small group of supporters. One day he walked with his 14-year-old son, Grant. Some days he walks with...
Column: Vaccines call on us to protect one another. But the forces undermining them have been decades in the making.
In January 2019, a Vox reporter interviewed vaccine researcher Peter Hotez about his newly released book, "Vaccines Did Not Cause Rachel's Autism: My Journey As a Vaccine Scientist, Pediatrician, and...