I didn't expect religion and politics to come between us, until they did. It was Julia who rescued me that night on the karaoke stage. While I operate under no illusions that I can sing, I thought I ...

As a liberal-arts student during the pandemic, I was concerned about my job prospects after graduation. Much of my time in college was spent in my bedroom, as I poured myself into work and virtual ...

When I think of my friend Andre, my mind drifts back 50 years to our times in grade school delivering papers together during frigid upstate New York winters. Then my mind drifts back 45 years to the ...

A smiling 11-year-old boy stands among olive trees in a quiet Syrian village. It is how Noah Bakour remembers his childhood — open land, soft light, and a life that felt secure. Within months, ...