Like Barack Obama’s father, Trump’s mother was an immigrant. But Trump doesn’t often bring up his Scottish ancestry on the campaign trail. Mary Pilon Read Quote
Typically, if a politician makes immigration an issue, it’s because of the belief that immigrants are taking jobs from Americans. Mary Pilon Read Quote
Much like film, authors spend a fair amount of time alone in the creative process, tossing their work out into what can feel like an abyss, void of real people. Mary Pilon Read Quote
For years, women in India were largely discouraged from participating in high-level sports – and, unless the women were wealthy, good facilities were hard to come by, anyway. Mary Pilon Read Quote
Some communities are formed through schools, churches, workplaces. But much of how we learn about one another as a society comes from physically being together in places like skating rinks. Mary Pilon Read Quote
Journalism isn’t about how smart you are. It’s not about where you’re from. It’s not about who you know or how clever your questions are. And thank God for that. It’s about your ability to embrace change and uncertainty. It’s about being fearless personally and professionally. Mary Pilon Read Quote
Women’s marathoning was not added as an Olympic medal event until 1984 due to unfounded and bizarre concerns among Olympic organizers about women’s ability to run longer distances. It was finally added after much campaigning. Mary Pilon Read Quote
I’ve often wondered if the trade-off for growing up in the relative newness and freshness of the West Coast was befuddlement when it comes to historical preservation. We don’t have many old things, and we don’t really know what to do with the few that are around when our default response is to compost or field burn. Mary Pilon Read Quote
If bingeing on bad emergency-room-themed television has taught me anything, it’s that crisis situations bring out the best and worst in people. Mary Pilon Read Quote
