Nicholas D. Kristof's Blog, page 10

Of Mansplaining and Mastectomies

When it comes to talking about breast cancer, not all men mansplain — but such instances are not isolated.

We Have a Win-a-Trip Winner!

Must be something in the Notre Dame water! For the second time, a Notre Dame student has won my annual win-a-trip contest.

My Take on Tonight’s Democratic Presidential Debate

The big winner in Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders's first one-on-one debate? It was the voters.

‘It’s Genital Genocide’

Leyla was subject to female genital mutilation as a girl in Somalia. Now living in England, she's a prominent advocate to end the practice.

#Match4Lara: Mixed-Race Marrow Search That’s Going Viral

Lara Casalotti's search for a stem cell donor that matches her Italian, Thai and Chinese ancestry has gone viral, attracting international attention and scores of new potential donors.

My Take on the Republican Debate, Minus Trump

The Republican candidates debated without the sulky orange-haired front-runner. Trump was probably wise to skip it.

My Take on the Democratic Presidential Debate

Here are my collected tweets as play-by-play commentary on the Clinton-Sanders presidential debate.

My Take on the Republican Presidential Debate

Republican candidates for president dueled in another televised debate, the modern version of gladiatorial combat. As an experiment I’m posting my tweets about it here.

Educators Against Intolerance

More than 4,600 educators have signed an open letter speaking out against intolerance and discrimination against Arab and Muslim Americans.

My Take on Obama’s State of the Union Address

I was live-tweeting President Obama's State of the Union Address. For those of you not on Twitter, here's what I had to say.