When 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 Collins americagrowpeople Change image and share on social
For years I've been hearing 20-somethings say they don't expect Social Security to be around when they hit 65. Eventually, I came to realize that they really mean that they just don't expect to be 65. Or 40. Neither did I, when I was 22. Gail Collins eventuallyexpecthave share on social
Hillary Clinton almost got to be president. The reasons why she didn't become president had to do with bad judgments about how to handle the early caucus states, which is not a gender-specific trait. Gail Collins badcaucusclinton Change image and share on social
You reduce illegal immigration by making it harder to get jobs here, or easier to get jobs south of the border. This idea that we can't pass an immigration law until we hit some imaginary security target is just a way to derail reform. Gail Collins borderderaileasy share on social
I picked up my college copy of 'The Great Gatsby' in an attempt to recover from the movie and was interested to find out what I'd underlined. The answer was basically: everything. Gail Collins answerattemptbasically Change image and share on social
For a border state, I would argue that Texas is less lunatic on the subject of immigration issues than other places around it, like Arizona. They're much more comfortable with their long-term identity as a place with a very large Hispanic population. Gail Collins arguearizonaborder share on social
