Nicholas Kristof - The Durango Herald

Hillary Rodham Clinton, after the election, is free to speak her mind again

In the most wrenching, humiliating way possible, Hillary Clinton has been liberated. She is now out of the woods again, and speaking her mind. In her first interview since the ele...

DATE: Apr 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nicholas Kristof

Civilization is built on art and humanities, not just microchips

So what, if President Donald Trump wants to deport Big Bird..? We’re struggling with terrorism, refugees, addiction, and grizzlies besieging schools. Isn’t it snobbish to fuss ove...

DATE: Apr 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nicholas Kristof

Did a foreign power collude with a presidential campaign?

The greatest political scandal in U.S. history was not Aaron Burr’s shooting of Alexander Hamilton, and perhaps wasn’t even Watergate. Rather it may have been Richard Nixon’s secret efforts ...

DATE: Mar 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nicholas Kristof

Trump budget slashes critical humanitarian aid

First, a quiz: What is the most important crisis in the world today? A.) President Trump’s false tweets that President Barack Obama wiretapped him. B.) President Trump’...

DATE: Mar 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nicholas Kristof

Connecting the dots between Trump and Russia

I enjoyed the show “House of Cards” but always felt that it went a bit too far, that its plot wasn’t plausible. After seven weeks of President Donald Trump, I owe “House of Cards...

DATE: Mar 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nicholas Kristof

She’s 17, needs birth control and a check up. What now?

LEWISTON, Maine – She is 17 years old, has an alarming itch “down there” and has come to the family planning clinic because she doesn’t know where else to go. Sara Hayes, a nurse ...

DATE: Mar 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nicholas Kristof

Trump is a fake savior betraying his supporters

Dear Trump voters, You’ve been had. President Trump sold you a clunker. Now that he’s in the White House, he’s betraying you – and I’m hoping that you’ll recognize that betrayal a...

DATE: Feb 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nicholas Kristof

How many ways are there to get rid of Trump?

We’re just a month into the Trump presidency, and already so many are wondering: How can we end it? One poll from Public Policy Polling found that as many Americans – 46 percent –...

DATE: Feb 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nicholas Kristof

Husbands are by far much deadlier than terrorists

With the President Donald Trump Reality Show, it’s easy to be distracted by ANGRY ALL-CAPITAL TWEETS or Oval Office tantrums. But resist, and stay focused on matters of life and death. ...

DATE: Feb 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nicholas Kristof