The precious privilege of abortionAs a draft Supreme Court opinion leaked Monday night indicating that the conservative majority intended to reverse the landmark abortion…May 6, 20222May 6, 20222
The nine-hour neurosurgeryAn attempt to put words to an indescribable experience.May 3, 2021May 3, 2021
Two years laterA continued search for answers, and a new understanding of what it means to be chronically ill.Nov 17, 20201Nov 17, 20201
Grey matterMy tumor was growing back. Then it wasn’t. What’s a patient to do when the experts disagree?Jan 14, 2020Jan 14, 2020
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Dear Friend:I know you were horrified when Trump got elected. But are you doing anything now to make sure the midterm elections turn out differently?Oct 4, 2018Oct 4, 2018
Dear David Brooks:Women’s lives are not your bargaining chip. Women’s lives are not yours to offer.Feb 2, 20183Feb 2, 20183
The Only Inevitability is Progress.A writer reflects on her political life so far, and her nation’s political future.Nov 7, 2017Nov 7, 2017
What gives you the right?Guns may be guaranteed by the Constitution. But why should anyone have the right to make us live in fear?Jun 15, 201729Jun 15, 201729