Kirsten Salyer

Kirsten Salyer is a writer and the former Deputy Editor of TIME Ideas

Recent Articles

'Don't Delete Uber — Yet'

Focus on how the company responds to Donald Trump himself next time

By Kirsten Salyer

Bill Gates Picked These Books as the Best of 2016

'They all dropped me down a rabbit hole of unexpected insights and pleasures'

By Kirsten Salyer

It’s a Mean, Sometimes Sad World — But Reading Can Help

5 new children's books offer guides

By Kirsten Salyer

Burning Flags, Screaming 'Trump' and Our First Amendment

You can burn flags. And you can scream at planeloads of people.

By Kirsten Salyer

It's a Mean, Sometimes Sad World-but Reading Can Help

As much as we may want to shield children from all the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad things in life, too often we don't get a choice. Some parents may be facing that fact...

By Kirsten Salyer

American Muslims Will Not Be Intimidated

We will hold the new president to the highest standards

By Kirsten Salyer

Just Remember Richard Nixon

When you think about Donald Trump's executive power

By Kirsten Salyer

With a Little Help, You Too Can Write a Young-Adult Novel

A new guide explains how

By Kirsten Salyer

The Secret to Joy, According to the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu

Focus on others

By Kirsten Salyer

Melinda Gates: Men and Women Should Have Paid Family Leave

It would be a huge benefit for moms, dads and children

By Kirsten Salyer

The American Flag Was Banned at a South Carolina High School

But should anyone be outraged?

By Kirsten Salyer

2 Kids—1 White, 1 Black—Died In Hot Cars. Only 1 Parent Was Charged.

Is racism to blame?

By Kirsten Salyer

Aly Raisman on the Magic of the Gymnastics Team Competition

'We always say that the most important thing is the team first'

By Kirsten Salyer

Bernie Sanders Supporters Say They'll Fart in Protest of Hillary Clinton

Is the Sanders supporters' 'fart-in' just hot air?

By Kirsten Salyer

The Racial Wage Gap Has Not Changed in 35 Years

And white men are still out-earning nearly everyone

By Kirsten Salyer

Are Disney Princesses Hurting Your Daughter's Self-Esteem?

Snow White, Cinderella and the rest of the Princess gang have some explaining to do. A new study from Brigham Young University found that engaging with Disney princess culture could make young children more susceptible...

By Kirsten Salyer

Orlando Is Not Newtown Is Not Charleston Is Not San Bernardino

The deadliest mass shooting in American history should not feel routine

By Kirsten Salyer

Why We Can't Call Brock Turner a 'Rapist'

But we should be able to

By Kirsten Salyer

Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan: Obama's Hiroshima Visit Will Articulate the Destruction of War

'You need to acknowledge history and learn from history but look forward'

By Kirsten Salyer

How Silicon Valley Is Shaping the 2016 Election

Former Mitt Romney digital director Zac Moffatt talks about bias and strategy

By Kirsten Salyer
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