Apr 25, 2019
I started my career in film production when there were almost no women on the set. The few I met were great but that’s another story. One night, soon after I’d broken in, I was with the crew in a bar after the shoot. Out of nowhere, the sound man put his...
Aug 16, 2017
As I watched the fear generated by the attacks in Paris morph into fear of Syrian refugees in America, I was curious to know more about Americans’ reactions to immigration over the years. When did it begin? At what point were there so many new arrivals that the...
Oct 17, 2014
As I watched the fear generated by the attacks in Paris morph into fear of Syrian refugees in America, I was curious to know more about Americans’ reactions to immigration over the years. When did it begin? At what point were there so many new arrivals that the...
Dec 20, 2013
I’ve always thought of forgiveness as a virtue, something that good, moral and kind people do better than the rest of us. Nelson Mandela showed me a different perspective.Before the extensive coverage that followed his death, I knew he forgave his enemies and led...
Sep 13, 2013
Dear President Putin,First, thanks for trying to get the chemical weapons removed from Syria. Infinitely better than an American air strike.But I’m writing in reference to your comments about American exceptionalism.When I first read yesterday’s op-ed, without first...
Jul 14, 2013
As I watched the fear generated by the attacks in Paris morph into fear of Syrian refugees in America, I was curious to know more about Americans’ reactions to immigration over the years. When did it begin? At what point were there so many new arrivals that the...
