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Op-Ed Columnist: Putting the Fond in Farewell

Few people have spent more time contemplating The Journey of Life than Oprah Winfrey, and on Friday she provided another useful tip in navigating it: Quit while you’re ahead. At the current moment, this is not necessarily a thought for the masses. ...

From GAIL COLLINS, The New York Times,  21 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Oprah Winfrey,  Trevor Berbick,  Ray Romano,  Barack Obama,  Tony Blair

Western Men Are Doomed

David Brooks: Gail, I don’t know if you had a chance to see my column Tuesday, but China always gets me thinking big. I look at the long history and bright future of that civilization-state and suddenly you’ve got to chase me down with a butterfly net ...

From DAVID BROOKS AND GAIL COLLINS, The New York Times,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: David Brooks,  Gail Collins,  U.S. Congress

Op-Ed Columnist: The Breast Brouhaha

Everyone has been trying to come up with a good nickname for the 10 years we’re concluding next month. Terror Era really sounds like too much of a downer. How about the Decade of Medical Backtracking? Somewhere between the reports that Pap smears and ...

From GAIL COLLINS, International Herald Tribune,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  Ways and Means Committee,  Barack Obama

Op-Ed Columnist: Once Again, Into the Apocalypse

A lot of people are worrying about the world coming to an end in 2012. Bummer. I thought we’d gotten over all that in 2000. The question of whether the End of Time will arrive during the holiday shopping season three years hence is already the ...

From GAIL COLLINS, International Herald Tribune,  14 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Starbucks Corp,  Tom DeLay,  Viggo Mortensen,  Denzel Washington

The Conversation: Awed and Depressed by a Health Care Bill

Susan Walsh/The Associated Press Senator Joseph Lieberman telling reporters late last month that he will not allow the health care reform bill “to come to a final vote” if it contains a public option. Gail Collins: David, when I watched the House of ...

From DAVID BROOKS AND GAIL COLLINS, The New York Times,  12 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Joe Lieberman,  U.S. Senate,  U.S. House of Representatives,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Congressional Budget Office

Op-Ed Columnist: Take a Deep Breath

In troubled times, it is important to try to maintain a certain level of serenity. Right now we citizens have quite a lot on our plate and there is no reason to go completely crazy about the least little thing. For instance, at that right-wing ...

From GAIL COLLINS, The New York Times,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Jon Voight,  U.S. House of Representatives,  U.S. Senate,  Barack Obama,  Sean Hannity

Op-Ed Columnist: Weekend Sports Lineup

Here we are at the big Health Care Bill Weekend! The House of Representatives is actually getting ready to vote on legislation. How long has this been in the works, anyway? Was “Mad Men” on TV when the debate started? Had TV been invented? On the ...

From GAIL COLLINS, International Herald Tribune,  6 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  U.S. Democratic Party,  U.S. House of Representatives,  U.S. Congress,  U.S. Republican Party

Op-Ed Columnist: Hark! The Voters Speak!

In Ohio, citizens marched to the polls on Tuesday and voted to allow gambling casinos in the state. This was a obviously a message to President Obama that independent voters are not happy with the way the health care bill is going. Really, I don’t ...

From GAIL COLLINS, International Herald Tribune,  4 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  White House,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Jon Corzine,  Christopher J. Christie

Hark! The Voters Speak!

In Ohio, citizens marched to the polls on Tuesday and voted to allow gambling casinos in the state. This was a obviously a message to President Obama that independent voters are not happy with the way the health care bill is going. Really, I don’t ...

From GAIL COLLINS, The New York Times,  4 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  White House,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Jon Corzine,  Christopher J. Christie

The Conversation: Reading the Election Tea Leaves

Steve Helber/The Associated Press Voters at a polling place in Glen Allen, Va., on Tuesday. David Brooks: Gail, I love elections generally and this one was perfect. It cut through the great illusion of political life. The great illusion is that ...

From DAVID BROOKS AND GAIL COLLINS, The New York Times,  4 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Democratic Party,  David Brooks,  Gail Collins,  Glenn Beck

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