Lisa Discusses the New York 50th Anniversary on NY1
Lisa Miller appears on NY1 to discuss New York magazine’s 50th anniversary issue.
Lisa Discusses the New York 50th Anniversary on NY1 Read More
Lisa Miller appears on NY1 to discuss New York magazine’s 50th anniversary issue.
Lisa Discusses the New York 50th Anniversary on NY1 Read More
What is this midlife crisis among the 30-year-olds I know? Millennial women — at least those who reside in professional bubbles — seem to have it all. They are better educated, more prosperous, less encumbered by cultural expectations than any previous generation of women. They delay marriage (if they marry at all) and children (if they choose to conceive).
The Ambition Collision Read More
From EWA Radio: Lisa Miller, an associate editor at New York magazine, discusses her new profile of U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. Miller discusses the unwillingness of people close to DeVos to discuss her on the record — including current Department of Education employees — made this one of the most challenging profiles she’s ever written. What do
Emily Richmond Interviews Lisa for Education Writers Assn Radio Read More
Betsy DeVos used to have more friends. Way back in 2016, a coalition of reputable, fair-minded education reformers — some of them Democrats — got together to vouch for her. Sure, she was inexperienced in the policy realm. Also, an outsider to Washington. Also, naïve to the demands of living under the internet’s ever-watchful eye. Still, it seemed to these
Who Is Betsy DeVos? And how did she get to be head of our schools? Read More
A husband, I’ve learned, can’t be everything. You have to choose the human qualities that matter most — to you — and trust your gut, and go with that. This is much harder, even, than it sounds, because in the 21st century a woman is encouraged to display herself, kalaidescopically, as contradictory things, a kitten and a badass both at
I Married the Perfect Man for the Apocalypse Read More
The 10,000 residents of Flat Rock, Michigan, are cheerful lately — you might even say optimistic. Fifteen new businesses have opened in the past year, including Blue Heron Trading Company, a candle-scented gift shop selling local jams and jellies, and a Burger King franchise directly across the street from the Ford Motor Company assembly plant, which the town mayor, a
Can Trump Actually Bring Jobs Back to Ford? Read More
Lisa’s guest appearance on Morning Joe to discuss her New York magazine story on Ford Motors effect on two Michigan towns.
Lisa Discusses Ford Motors’ Jobs on Morning Joe Read More
At 2:30 on Saturday afternoon, September 10, a hired SUV pulled up to the curb of a low-slung brick-and-wood house in suburban Virginia and let a passenger out. The man, who wore a tan baseball cap and a black T-shirt, did not glance at the paparazzi lenses trained on him but walked straight inside. He is far older now than
John Hinckley Left the Mental Hospital Seven Months Ago Read More
Don’t bother telling me how good I look, because I know what you really mean. For my age, you mean. Face it: To tell a woman over 50 that she “looks good” is condescending, like telling a 4-year-old that she’s “so big” or a dog that he’s “so smart.” It’s a compliment that contains an understanding of the generally inferior
Don’t Tell Me I “Look Good” Read More
He auctioned off the pistol that killed Trayvon Martin. She watched her child die in a mass shooting. Can they change each other’s minds about guns? On his recent trip to New York, Todd Underwood did not pack a gun. This was unusual, the first time in five years that he went anywhere, even to church, without one. Underwood,
An Experiment in Empathy Read More