Opinion

Children march around Southbank Centre in London to celebrate children and young people's rights on Oct. 22, 2015.

Angelina Jolie Interviews One of the Drafters of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Children: ‘Children Need to Know Their Rights’

When the Charter of the U.N. was signed in San Francisco in June 1945, it p...

When the Charter of the U.N. was signed in San Francisco in June 1945, it promised equal rights for all, but made no specific mention of children. Thirty years ago, the U.N. Convention on the...

Why I'm Still a Conscientious Objector, Almost 50 Years After the Vietnam Draft Lottery

Actor Joe Regalbuto writes about his experience of being #36 in the 1969 lo...

Actor Joe Regalbuto writes about his experience of being #36 in the 1969 lottery

Why the Red Carpet Is Important in the #MeToo Era

It seems so painfully obvious now, in the #MeToo era, that to ask a woman o...

It seems so painfully obvious now, in the #MeToo era, that to ask a woman only about what she’s wearing, and then to turn to the man next to her and ask him nothing about...

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To Solve My Social Anxiety, I Had to Confront Why I Became a Writer In the First Place

Surprisingly, a lot of reporters have social anxiety. Although it's actuall...

Surprisingly, a lot of reporters have social anxiety. Although it's actually not all that surprising when you consider how nerdy and awkward all the kids were at your high school newspaper. And how those who...

On Leaders

The work of journalism has always meant coping with a certain amount of des...

The work of journalism has always meant coping with a certain amount of despair, but the past few weeks have been particularly unrelenting. From the shooting in Las Vegas and the hurricanes in Puerto Rico...

FEMA Administrator Brock Long talks to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House, Sept. 26, 2017.

FEMA Chief Slammed for Calling Puerto Rico Relief Efforts the 'Most Logistically Challenging Event'

Many pointed to logistically complex feats like the Berlin Airlift or the M...

Many pointed to logistically complex feats like the Berlin Airlift or the Moon landings

The Dallas Cowboys take a knee prior to the national anthem prior to an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals, Sept. 25, 2017, in Glendale, Ariz.

The NFL Should Thank Trump for Finally Shaking Up Monday Night Football

The controversy has given a league beset by more serious problems a fresh s...

The controversy has given a league beset by more serious problems a fresh story