Articles
Articles
Over the years, I’ve penned dozens of articles for a wide range of publications, as well as many, many reports for NPR. Here are a few of my favorites:
Why Religion is Not for Dummies
NPR All Things Considered, December 20, 2011
Americans: Undecided about God?
The New York Times, December 11, 2011
A Doubting Faith
The Washington Post, December 27, 2011
One Nation, Under Gods
Los Angeles Times, December 25, 2011
Gastronomical Jews at Christmas
The Washington Post, December 23, 2011
Man Seeks God: A Guide to World Religions
Huffington Post, December 10, 2011
On Carrots and Fishes
Jewish Book Council, Feb 7, 2012
It’s Not Easy Writing About God
Powell’s Books Blog, November 22, 2011
Memo To US Workers: Take a Break
Los Angeles Times, August 1, 2011
Weiner Like Me
New York Times, June 6, 2011
In An Era Of Immediacy, Why Fear The E-Book?
NPR, January 27, 2010
Lowered Expectations
New York Times, July 19, 2009
Travels in the ‘Real Iran’
Worldhum, June 19, 2009
Travel That Counts–Or My Passport is Better Stamped Than Yours.
Worldhum, May 26, 2009
‘Non-essential Travel’? There’s no such thing
NPR, May 7, 2009
The End of Off Line In Flight? Say it Ain’t So
NPR, February 11, 2009
The Year of Living Gloomily
Washington Post, December 28, 2008
Obama Must Break His BlackBerry Habit
Los Angeles Times, December 13, 2008
‘Happiness Index’ Bucks Financial Woes
NPR, Oct. 12, 2008
Finding Your Happy Place
Los Angeles Times, Jan. 2, 2008
Use Time Wisely—By Slacking Off
When did hard work at the expense of leisure become an American virtue?
Los Angeles Times, Sept. 11, 2007
Why Women Read More Than Men
NPR, Sept. 5 2007
Life as an ‘Outside Person’
An NPR correspondent describes how foreigners fare in Japan
NPR, Sept. 4, 2001
Adoption Approved
A week-long journal of a hopeful father-to-be
Slate, Dec. 19, 2005
The First Non-Smoking Nation
Bhutan banned tobacco. Could the rest of the world follow?
Slate, Jan. 20, 2005
Euromail
What Germans can teach us about e-mail
Slate, Mar. 25, 2005
The Laughing Clubs of Bombay
Is laughter really the best medicine?
NPR, Aug. 3, 2002
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