Brooks : Gail, recently we had a Chinese exchange student staying with us. She was funny, charming and of course reminded me that we’re doomed. I’d go to bed at midnight and she’d be in the kitchen doing her homework. I’d wake up at 6:30 and she’d be in...

The story has been used by GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich's campaign in a web ad to question Romney's electability. It has also been used by New York Times' columnist Gail Collins more than 30 times to point out how oblivious Romney's family is.

Romney for strapping his pooch to his trunk on a family vacation. "When we've shared photos of Bo over the last few months, we've learned two things. One, there are a lot of First Dog fans out there. Two, there is an enthusiasm for this campaign that...

But he's got another group of critics on the campaign trail he just can't seem to shake: animal lovers. Like elephants, they have long memories. They can't shake the crate incident. Leading the charge - well, after New York Times columnist Gail Collins...

Henry Harrison” (Times Books), by Gail Collins. At some point every schoolchild learns that William Henry Harrison was America’s briefest president, his death from pneumonia in 1841 coming just a month after a record two-hour inaugural address on a...

Prices of goods and services will increase and some employees' hours would be cut to save on labor dollars spent. The money to pay the increase will have to come from somewhere, and it will be from all of us -- the consumers. Birth control access part...