Columns & Collected Essays

My son, Andrew, will be entering Scarsdale Middle School in September, and guess who’s excited about it? Moi! Want to know why?  Because...

I am not a huge fan of cooking.  Or baking.  Or cleaning the dishes.  Or making beds, for that matter.  But, unbelievably, even to...

(I usually try to write “universal” pieces, but this article is specific to the town I grew up in, Edgemont, which is part of Scarsdale,...

Hanukkah begins this year at sundown on December 8.  This seems early to me, furthering the cultural belief system that Jewish holidays...

There is something about my seven-year-old daughter, Zoe, that makes people want to buy her stuff.  Is she cute?  Sure.  Is she funny? ...

One of the goals of a superb education is to ensure that the next generation — our children — are ready to compete in a global economy....