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Frank Bruni
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Frank Bruni, an Op-Ed columnist for The New York Times since June 2011, joined the newspaper in 1995 and has ranged broadly across its pages. He has been both a White House correspondent and the chief restaurant critic. As a staff writer for The Times Magazine, he profiled J. J. Abrams and a health-obsessed billionaire who planned to live to 125; as the Rome bureau chief, he kept tabs on both Pope John Paul II and Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
Mr. Bruni came to The Times from The Detroit Free Press, where he was, alternately, a war correspondent, the chief movie critic and a religion writer. He is the author of two New York Times best sellers: a 2009 memoir, “Born Round,” about the joys and torments of his eating life, and a 2002 chronicle of George W. Bush’s initial presidential campaign, “Ambling into History.” His next book, “Where You Go Is Not Who You’ll Be: An Antidote to the College Admissions Mania,” will be published in March 2015.
In his columns, which appear every Sunday and Wednesday, he reflects on diverse topics: American politics, higher education, violence in football, gay rights and his own life as a gay man in a close-knit family. Read his blog and follow him on Twitter and Facebook.
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The Exploitation of Paris
In haste, people twist the bloodshed in France to their own purposes.
A Troubled G.O.P. Debate for Donald Trump and Jeb Bush
The billionaire is wearing thin, the scion is fading away and the youngsters have the thunder.
Sex, Lies and Houston
I know the pain of being reduced to a cruel caricature. Don’t you?
The Catholic Church’s Sins Are Ours
By coddling religion and bowing before the godly, we sometimes let wrongdoing fester, as a superb new movie shows.
Ben Carson and Donald Trump Lack Electricity in a Charged Debate
It’s Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz with the biggest moments in the third meeting of Republican contenders.
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In their fixation on marital status and sexual behavior, the leaders of the Roman Catholic Church lose sight of a bigger picture.
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The Texas senator lurks ever larger in the 2016 presidential race, which grows scarier by the week.
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Exclusive schools say they want more diversity. Will a new application process really get them there?
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With a poised, polished performance, she eclipsed Bernie Sanders in their first face-off of the race.
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