The ugly culture of shaming
It was called a “feel good” story, but it was all about feeling bad. A 50-year-old woman was shopping with her 40-year-old wife at a Trader Joe's in New Jersey....
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Time to stop inviting sports teams to the White House?
Maybe it's time to stop inviting sports teams to the White House. It's not a mandate. It's not a law. And when the mere idea of it launches a slew...
Advice to grads: How to manage your boss
My first boss was short and thick-necked and told me not to come back until all my baseball programs had been sold. I was 11. My second boss was a...
When sexting becomes a crime
This will make me sound old, but I'm going to say it. In a million years — in 2 million years — I would never stick a camera down my...
Adopt the Jewish tradition and apologize
Don't be surprised if a Jewish friend or acquaintance comes up to you this week and, out of the blue, asks for forgiveness. It is a lesser-known but integral part...
Why fathers still matter
Last week was Father's Day. We know that from the lines at restaurants and the holiday sales at Best Buy. But the rest of the year, fatherhood is shrinking in...
Why fathers still matter
Last week was Father's Day. We know that from the lines at restaurants and the holiday sales at Best Buy. But the rest of the year, fatherhood is shrinking in...
Holy stones! Jagger alters the altar
JERUSALEM -- And then Mick Jagger walked in. I was in Israel, with several friends, visiting the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, believed to be the site where Jesus was...
Mitch Albom: Minimum wage gets maximum debate
I've worked for minimum wage. Many times. Selling programs. Frying chicken. Janitor. Factory worker. Ice cream scooper. In each case, I saved the money and put it toward college and...
Sterling tape raises concerns about fate of privacy
Now that Donald Sterling has been banned, fined and condemned -- the proper, if ugly, conclusion, in my mind -- we should discuss how it happened. Most of us don't...