My return to Times Opinion

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As you may have noticed, I’ve resumed [my column](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlg10FP0TKaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY29sdW1uL25pY2hvbGFzLWtyaXN0b2Y_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NDUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmtfMjAyMjEyMTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODA2MjImbmw9bmljaG9sYXMta3Jpc3RvZiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIwMzEyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjnAXYoGPSqPAFUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) twice a week for The Times. I’m thrilled to find myself once again on the finest real estate in the world of journalism — the Times Opinion section — and I hope that I may have grown new muscles as a result of my dive into politics. [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-universal-0) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlg10FP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTYxOTg3JmxpPU5LJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1OS18yMDIyMTIxOVcDbnl0QgpjnAXYoGPSqPAFUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ Well, “dive” is polite. You could also call it a belly flop. I ran for governor of Oregon, but the Oregon secretary of state disqualified me on the basis of residency, so I’m the rare person who managed an entire political career without ever attracting a single ballot. (My wife, Sheryl WuDunn, expresses it more gently: She says I’m the only person this side of Kim Jong-un who had a political career and never had a single person vote against him.) If you’re getting this email, that’s because you’re a subscriber to my old newsletter. But I don’t intend to revive my newsletter, for I think my time can be better spent focusing on reporting. I’m also trying to respond to online comments after each column, so join that online debate, and please tell me when you think I’ve completely lost it. However, you will get an email alert when I have a column published. 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[Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-universal-1) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlg10FP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTI4ODA4JmxpPU5LJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1OS18yMDIyMTIxOVcDbnl0QgpjnAXYoGPSqPAFUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ Discussing column ideas with Connie, chief security officer for Kristof Farms. She recommends a column about gopher control.Via the author I am now planning a trip to sub-Saharan Africa to look at the worsening hunger crisis, and in the spring I expect to visit the Indian subcontinent. I also hope to do a good deal of writing in 2023 about the America that has been left behind — the interrelated pathologies of addiction, educational failure, deaths of despair, homelessness, loneliness, chronic unemployment and political extremism. I wrote [a column](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlg10FP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8xMC9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLXBvbGl0aWNzLWRlc3Bhci5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTQ1JmVtYz1lZGl0X25rXzIwMjIxMjE5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgwNjIyJm5sPW5pY2hvbGFzLWtyaXN0b2YmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMDMxMiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY5wF2KBj0qjwBVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) about this recently (well, my wife and I also wrote [our last book](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlg10FP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucGVuZ3VpbnJhbmRvbWhvdXNlLmNvbS9ib29rcy81ODg5OTkvdGlnaHRyb3BlLWJ5LW5pY2hvbGFzLWQta3Jpc3RvZi1hbmQtc2hlcnlsLXd1ZHVubi8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NDUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmtfMjAyMjEyMTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODA2MjImbmw9bmljaG9sYXMta3Jpc3RvZiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIwMzEyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjnAXYoGPSqPAFUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) about it) and I don’t believe educated Americans have come to grips with the broad pathologies holding so many Americans back. This is on my mind this week because I have a friend who has relapsed and is on the run from the law because of outstanding warrants; I worry about him and his wife overdosing. Aside from email alerts, you can also sign up for mobile push notifications when each of my columns is published. Think of it as me texting you when my column is out! (Here’s how to do it: In The New York Times app, go to “account,” then “settings,” and then “push notification settings” and scroll down.) 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One of the columns I care most about each year is my annual [holiday giving guide](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlg10FP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMS8yNi9vcGluaW9uL2NoYXJpdHktaG9saWRheS1naWZ0LW9uZS1hY3JlLWZ1bmQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD00NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ua18yMDIyMTIxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MDYyMiZubD1uaWNob2xhcy1rcmlzdG9mJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjAzMTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOcBdigY9Ko8AVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), in which I recommend nonprofits doing heroic work. This year’s column has raised more than $3.2 million so far for three great organizations, and there are still matching funds available. You can find out more or donate at [KristofImpact.com](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlg10FP0S1aHR0cHM6Ly9rcmlzdG9maW1wYWN0Lm9yZy8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NDUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmtfMjAyMjEyMTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODA2MjImbmw9bmljaG9sYXMta3Jpc3RvZiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIwMzEyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjnAXYoGPSqPAFUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Do check it out and spread the word that these are The Best Gifts Ever! The funds raised in the past few weeks will lead to one million trees being planted in sub-Saharan Africa and to 20,000 small farmers getting assistance to increase harvests and lift themselves out of poverty. Some 8,700 children in low-income neighborhoods in the United States will get glasses they need, and more than 3,600 struggling American elementary school children will get tutoring and other help to master reading. I hope you join the drive and spread the word. The holiday giving guide raises this much money only because of support from a team including [Focusing Philanthropy](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlg10FP0TAaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZm9jdXNpbmdwaGlsYW50aHJvcHkub3JnLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD00NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ua18yMDIyMTIxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MDYyMiZubD1uaWNob2xhcy1rcmlzdG9mJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjAzMTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOcBdigY9Ko8AVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), a nonprofit that promotes intelligent giving, and [FGS Global](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlg10FP0SxaHR0cHM6Ly9mZ3NnbG9iYWwuY29tLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD00NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ua18yMDIyMTIxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MDYyMiZubD1uaWNob2xhcy1rcmlzdG9mJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjAzMTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOcBdigY9Ko8AVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), a strategic advisory company that works with the chosen nonprofits to maximize the benefit of being picked. Huge shout-out to both. My newsletter used to be a place where I’d also toss out recommendations for books and podcasts, so as long as we’re all here: I loved J. Bradford DeLong’s provocative history of the 20th century, “Slouching Toward Utopia,” and I’m halfway through Bono’s memoir, “Surrender,” which makes me admire him more than ever. In the thriller department, I loved “Damascus Station” by a former C.I.A. analyst, David McCloskey, and John Grisham’s “The Boys From Biloxi.” I listen to podcasts when I run, and you just can’t do better than [Ezra Klein’s](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlg10FP0TMaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY29sdW1uL2V6cmEta2xlaW4tcG9kY2FzdD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD00NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ua18yMDIyMTIxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MDYyMiZubD1uaWNob2xhcy1rcmlzdG9mJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjAzMTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOcBdigY9Ko8AVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) (although sometimes I cheat and read the transcripts). 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