Meghan Daum
Meghan Daum was born in California and grew up primarily on the East Coast. She is the author of the cult favorite essay collection,“My Misspent Youth,” as well as a novel, a memoir and a forthcoming book of original essays, “The Unspeakable . . . And Other Subjects of Discussion,” to be published in November 2014. She has written for numerous magazines, including The New Yorker, Harper’s, and Vogue, and contributed to the public radio programs “Morning Edition,” “Marketplace” and “This American Life.” Her column has run on the Op-Ed page since 2005.
Recent Articles
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With the FAA likely to ease restrictions on personal electronic devices, we can waste time in the air as we do on the ground.
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We don't scare that easily — or care that much.
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In a survey measuring quality of life in 36 industrialized nations, the U.S. comes in 6th.
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If Rex could have talked, we would have finished each other's sentences.
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The soap company's latest ad campaign misses the point.
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The urge to tweet 'news' of the marathon bombings is a natural tendency to be part of the action. But it can lead to a mountain of misinformation.
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Princeton alumna Susan Patton's letter about finding a husband in college raised a lot of hackles. But it might be more right than wrong.
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Though it's frustrating to those who believe in fairness, the best antidote for anti-gay bigotry remains real families, as Sen. Rob Portman's turnaround showed.