At the beginning of his administration, Obama homed right in on Medicare, which he wanted to fix by reducing the overall cost of health care in this country. He risked everything - some would claim he lost everything - by being so single-minded.
Gail CollinsWhen people say this isn't the America they grew up in, they're right. Nobody gets to grow old in the America they grew up in.
Gail CollinsYou know, I have a lot of books on my iPad, but when I try to read them, I find myself wandering off to play games. Those are books I'm interested in. I can't imagine what would have happened to me in college if my biology class had been on the same computer as "Words With Friends" and "Doom."
Gail CollinsThis is America, and we don't restrict our battles over people's sex lives to 11 months a year
Gail Collins