Gail Collins

Was Obama resolved but reserved or calm but cornered?

There are serious flaws in this bill, but not passing it would be terrible too.

Turkey-pardoning is supposed to be a long-running tradition, but it officially only goes back to George (the Good One) Bush.

By announcing that her show’s 25th season will be her last, Oprah Winfrey provided a useful tip in navigating life: Quit while you’re ahead.

Are certain groups of people better suited to a changing world?

Describing the last 10 years as the Terror Era sounds too much like a downer. How about the Decade of Medical Backtracking?

A lot of people are worrying about the world coming to an end in 2012, and several books, Web sites and movies are tackling the subject.

Why Congress -- and Joe Lieberman -- are driving Gail Collins crazy.

Right now we citizens have quite a lot on our plate and there is no reason to go completely crazy about the least little thing.

If the House health care vote happens this weekend, perhaps you will want to flip back and forth between the football games.

Endorsements don’t work if they’re oblique and half-hearted, as if they had been sent via Candygram.

What the results mean.

A look at the stunning changes in the lives and status of American women over the past 50 years. New York Times columnist Gail Collins will take participants back to 1960 for a look at what things were like before anything changed. ...

Recent columns and multimedia by Gail Collins of The New York Times.