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I Hated Dogs But I Hated the Pandemic More. Would a Puppy Help?
I Hated Dogs But I Hated the Pandemic More. Would a Puppy Help?

So what if he chews the furniture and shreds my papers. He opened up our locked-down world.

One Sure Cure for the Quarantine Blues: A Family Pillow Fight, Washington Post
One Sure Cure for the Quarantine Blues: A Family Pillow Fight, Washington Post

Ours last 15 minutes, and it’s a daily way to let go of fear, frustration and sadness as we shelter in place

Impeachment Managers Should Forget the Senate and Focus on the Real Jury: Voters
Impeachment Managers Should Forget the Senate and Focus on the Real Jury: Voters

With an acquittal all but certain, the best bet is to grab the attention of TV viewers — in 12 seconds

Colleges should change how they handle sexual assault
Colleges should change how they handle sexual assault

This month, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos signaled that her department will likely revise an Obama administration policy on how colleges and universities handle campus sexual assaults.

Lara Bazelon is a law professor and writer. The recipient of MacDowell and Mesa Refuge residencies, her op-eds and essays have been published in the New York Times,The Atlantic Magazine, New York Magazine, Washington Post, Slate, and Politico, among other media outlets.  Her nonfiction book, AMBITIOUS LIKE A MOTHER: WHY PRIORITIZING YOUR JOB IS GOOD FOR YOUR KIDS is available for pre-order and will be published on April 19.