Opinion : NPR

NPR's Scott Simon muses about the passage of parental time, now that his eldest daughter has turned 21.

https://npr.org/2024/04/27/1247584259/opinion-we-do-anything-to-make-our-kids-smile

NPR's Scott Simon remarks on the long career of John Sterling, the New York Yankees' play-by-play announcer, who is retiring at the age of 85.

https://npr.org/2024/04/20/1245988938/opinion-the-voice-of-yankees-legends-bids-farewell

NPR Public Editor examines claims of bias in NPR's story choices

https://npr.org/sections/publiceditor/2024/04/17/1245346337/the-relentless-focus-on-gaza

An art gallery worker lost his job in February after hanging up his own art. NPR's Scott Simon thinks an Open Wall night might be a good way to give artists who are not huge names a chance to shi...

https://npr.org/2024/04/13/1244499414/opinion-open-wall-nights-could-lead-to-the-next-artistic-visionary

Journalists with sticky fingers: NPR's Scott Simon talks about items missing from Air Force One, prompting the White House Correspondents Association to remind reporters to leave these things be.

https://npr.org/2024/04/06/1243168456/opinion-air-force-one-and-the-great-pillowcase-plunder

Russia's ban on Jehovah's Witnesses has led to raids, arrests and imprisonment. NPR's Scott Simon says that the religion the Russian government calls "extreme" would be better described as "devou...

https://npr.org/2024/03/30/1241753168/opinion-russian-jehovahs-witnesses-remain-devout-despite-facing-bans

Errant keystrokes and an ill-timed prepared statement: NPR's Scott Simon muses on the communication missteps of one would-be candidate for an Ohio congressional seat.

https://npr.org/2024/03/23/1240305014/opinion-derek-myers-typo-ohio-accidental-concession

Yes, as Oprah enthused, the drugs help people shrink their bodies. But the psychological damage of weight stigma can't be so easily cured, a doctor writes.

https://npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/03/23/1240437067/ozempic-oprah-weight-loss-drugs-fat-shaming

NPR's Scott Simon muses on his family's life with animals — a dog, a foster cat, a hamster in a hamster ball — and all that entails.

https://npr.org/2024/03/16/1238838212/opinion-animals-have-overtaken-our-lives-and-were-having-a-wonderful-time

My husband is high risk and still takes COVID precautions. I want our old life back.

https://npr.org/2024/03/11/1236975472/wrestling-with-my-husbands-fear-of-getting-covid-again