The ice bucket challenge went viral in 2014, partly because it was so much fun to watch videos of celebrities or friends dumping ice water on their heads. Videos of people in the challenge have been watched more than 10… — Nicholas Kristof Copy Share Image
I have a one-question language test that people who have lived abroad do better on than those who studied in a classroom. Try my… — Nicholas Kristof Copy Share Image
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… — Nicholas Kristof Copy Share Image
A basic element of the American dream is equal access to education as the lubricant of social and economic mobility. — Nicholas Kristof Copy Share Image
Every high school and college graduate in America should, I think, have some familiarity with statistics, economics and a foreign language such as Spanish.… — Nicholas Kristof Copy Share Image
However imperfectly, subsidies for the poor do actually reduce hunger, ease suffering and create opportunity, while subsidies for the rich result in more private… — Nicholas Kristof Copy Share Image
One of the aims of higher education is to broaden perspectives, and what better way than by a home stay in a really different… — Nicholas Kristof Copy Share Image
I suspect unconscious bias has been far more of a factor for President Obama than overt racism and will also be a challenge for… — Nicholas Kristof Copy Share Image
Utah may well be the most cosmopolitan state in America. Vast numbers of young Mormons - increasingly women as well as men - spend… — Nicholas Kristof Copy Share Image
Most of the time in the 21st century, we dominate our surroundings: We tweak the thermostat, and the temperature falls one degree. We push… — Nicholas Kristof Copy Share Image
My take is that the optimal approach to food, for health and ethical reasons, may be vegetarianism. — Nicholas Kristof Copy Share Image
Our world is enriched when coders and marketers dazzle us with smartphones and tablets, but, by themselves, they are just slabs. It is the… — Nicholas Kristof Copy Share Image
One of the most crucial kinds of intervention is in advocacy. We can think about charities in the context of delivering services, and indeed… — Nicholas Kristof Copy Share Image
