When I was growing up, yearning with my pals to be a track star, one of our heroes was Bruce Jenner. He won a gold medal at the 1976 Olympics in the decathlon, and he adorned our Wheaties boxes. We all wanted to be Bruce Jenner. Nicholas Kristof adornboxbruce share on social
Saudi Arabia inflames the Sunni-Shiite divide and sets a pernicious example of intolerance by banning churches. Nicholas Kristof arabiabanchurch Change image and share on social
Remember that disadvantage is less about income than environment. The best metrics of child poverty aren't monetary, but rather how often a child is read to or hugged. Nicholas Kristof childdisadvantageenvironment Change image and share on social
There's something to be said for CEOs' entering politics: In theory, they have management expertise and financial savvy. Then again, it didn't work so well with Dick Cheney. Nicholas Kristof ceocheneydick Change image and share on social
Purely altruistic behavior is pretty much impossible because of the selfish pleasures we derive from it. Nicholas Kristof altruisticbehaviorderive Change image and share on social
Inequality causes problems by creating fissures in societies, leaving those at the bottom feeling marginalized or disenfranchised. Nicholas Kristof bottomcreatedisenfranchise Change image and share on social
Most of the time in America, we're surrounded by oppressive inequality such that the wealthiest 1 percent collectively own substantially more than the bottom 90 percent. One escape from that is America's wild places. Nicholas Kristof americabottomcollectively share on social
My take is that the optimal approach to food, for health and ethical reasons, may be vegetarianism. Nicholas Kristof approachethicalfood Change image and share on social
One death is a tragedy, and a million deaths are a statistic. Nicholas Kristof deathmillionstatistic Change image and share on social
Conservatives are, I think, correct to highlight family stability as a fundamental issue that goes to the welfare of children as much as food stamps or anything else. Nicholas Kristof childconservativecorrect Change image and share on social