Ninety-Nine

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New contributor Trevor Ellestad starts off “100 Words from Men on Love,” for The Good Life with one hundred words about his ninety-nine year old grandfather.

My American Dream [Op-Ed]

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Alex Yarde wonders if his generation will be the last to benefit from the American Dream

VAWA Dies in the House of Representatives

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While everyone was so focused on the fiscal cliff, the Violence Against Women Act was allowed to die silently alone in a corner.

Freedom, Business and Change

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If conservatives want to run America like a business, they should never turn a potential customer away.

A Real-Life Sitcom Moment

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Starring his business-savvy wife, their precocious children, and Mark Welte: homunculus.

When I Was Your Age

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Edward Yau grew up comfortable in Westchester County, on stories of his parents’ struggles in Panama and rural China.

Tony Okungbowa on Music, His New Film ‘Restless City’, and Life as Ellen DeGeneres’ DJ

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Joanna Schroeder chats with Ellen DeGeneres’ sidekick, Tony Okungbowa, about his new film Restless City, which is the story of a Senegalese immigrant making his way in New York City.