Lori Falce stories

Lori Falce: If you can predict the votes, you’re doing it wrong

There are things you can set your watch by, things that are as predictable as sunrise. Your child will look at you like you are speaking Aramaic when you ask if his room is clean. The government might not pass a budget on time, but your tax bill will appear...
Lori Falce: America needs a bar of soap — and not just for Ralphie

One of the best moments in one of the best holiday movies of all time is when Ralphie is helping his dad change a tire in “A Christmas Story.” When the hubcap he is holding is jostled, sending the nuts flying, the 9-year-old’s world slows down as he says a...
Lori Falce: What is a war crime?

The history of war is the history of humankind, and it is a lengthy timeline of the most brutal savagery people can visit upon each other. It is a terrible storybook of blood and fire and pain. Armies took land by killing everyone who lived on it, ensuring no retaliation....
Lori Falce: Yinz know the Christmas Star, right?Video

I am one of those people who doesn’t look at the holidays as a series of individual dates. From Thanksgiving to St. Nicholas Day to Christmas to New Year to Epiphany, each day is a bright light strung on a wire, illuminating the darkest days of the year. In between...
Is mac and cheese a Thanksgiving must?

Macaroni and cheese at Thanksgiving — yes or no? For some families, it’s as expected as mashed potatoes or stuffing, a pot of gold beside the turkey. For others, it’s an outlier — a welcome guest but not a required one. And on the internet, the question of whether mac...
Lori Falce: From Nelly Bly to Mary Bruce, women journalists don’t tiptoe around

Sit still. Be quiet. Don’t ask questions. These are the mantras of a little girl’s childhood. I learned a lot from my grandmother, like how to make chocolate cake and when a tomato is ripe enough to pick. My mother taught me to flatter a man into thinking my ideas...
Making Thanksgiving happen: Filling the table despite high prices and tough times

Food insecurity has been an issue for many Americans since the covid pandemic and the inflation that followed. In 2025, it has escalated amid concerns about tariffs, program cuts, layoffs and the federal government shutdown. For those who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, uncertainty has deepened as a...
Lori Falce: Politics, elections and not listening

Over the last week, cable news and political columns have been thick with criticism of the Republican Party for not paying attention to what voters want. “Last night was a disaster,” U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz said on Fox’s “Hannity.” It was definitely rough. There were gubernatorial losses in Virginia and...
Lori Falce: Charity begins at home. It cannot end there

Charity begins at home. It’s a familiar saying many people erroneously believe comes from the Bible instead of from 17th-century British writer Sir Thomas Browne. But what does Browne’s famous proverb mean? Like beauty, the phrase may be in the eye of the beholder. For some, it’s an encouragement to...
Lori Falce: I was on SNAP. The real problem is how we judge those who need it

This summer, my son ran a leadership project for his school’s National Honor Society chapter. He targeted food that would help feed children — things kids would like and that they could access without a grown-up. He posted his list on Amazon and shared the information on social media. Friends,...
Lori Falce: Why do new Pentagon press rules matter?

I do not cover the Pentagon. I have never stepped through the doors. I have not attended a briefing. You might think that means the new policy on press access has no impact on me. You would be wrong. It absolutely does impact every reporter, every journalist, every news outlet....
Lori Falce: Holding our friends responsible is maybe more important than calling out enemies

It is not just easy to criticize those with whom we disagree. It can also be deeply enjoyable. It’s part of what makes social media so addictive. It feeds that spot in our brain where we all have the capacity to be, bluntly, awful. We turn it toward our opponents...
Feed your cookie monsters with easy, at-home takes on Crumbl bakes

Cookies are cool right now. Or are they hot? At trendy bakeries like Crumbl, they’re both. They feature fist-sized cookies sometimes served warm from the oven with oozing melty chocolate or chilled to keep smooth frostings at a perfect cream-pie temperature. But just like the cupcake shops that came before...
Lori Falce: What’s left for pregnant women?

“Take two aspirin, and call me in the morning” is a cliché for a reason. It is the standard, trite advice you expected from your doctor about 100 years ago. It meant to just relax, take these two innocuous tablets for your headache, and get some sleep, the idea being...
It’s a luck o’ the Irish tailgate for the Steelers

There are certain foods that go with certain things and certain places. In Ireland, for example, you might expect to have a strong cup of tea instead of the coffee you would enjoy in the U.S. There could be a nice biscuit with it, where Americans would favor some cookies....
Lori Falce: How a movie star made people want to be journalists

When the news of Robert Redford’s passing came on Tuesday, it struck me hard. I believe it struck a lot of journalists the same way. For those of us of a certain age, Redford was not Waldo Pepper or Jay Gatsby or Jeremiah Johnson. He may have been the shadow...

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