Chapter Two of the biblical Book of Exodus compresses into a mere five paragraphs the extraordinary story of Moses the Israelite boy born into a slave family who becomes the prince of Egypt and then a ...

Throughout my younger years, Mom used her index finger to poke me many times.  “Stand up straight,” she said as she pushed her finger into my back.  “Say, you’re sorry!” she whispered as she poked me ...

“It occurred to me quite clearly, that I was dying.” SALMAN RUSHDIE, the author, testifying in the trial of the man accused of attempting to murder him in a stabbing attack in 2022 that left him blind ...