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Frank Bruni

Frank Bruni has been with The New York Times since 1995 and held a variety of jobs 鈥� including White House reporter, Rome bureau chief and chief restaurant critic 鈥� before becoming a columnist in 2011. He is the author of three best-selling books.

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In this photograph taken on Thursday, April 13, 2017, Connor Mitchell, right, works on a computer at a cafe in San Francisco. With college costs rising steadily and with more courses available online for free, some observers are beginning to question the need for a traditional college education that may include lectures on Greek philosophy but burden students with massive debt. Mitchell's university classes take place online through Minerva, he doesn't have any exams and he studies in a different country every year. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Frank Bruni: How to go to college during a pandemic

Hundreds of thousands of undergraduates in America won鈥檛 be allowed on their campuses this fall, or the campuses welcoming them will be hollowed-out, locked-down, revelry-leeched shadows of their former selves....
President Donald Trump arrives on stage ...

Bruni: Is Trump toast?

His situation appears to be dire -- direr than Democrats allow themselves to admit. They remember how they counted their chickens last time around and got totally plucked.
Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg addresses thousands ...

Bruni: Mayor Pete flew sky high

To Pete Buttigieg鈥檚 many other virtues, add these: He鈥檚 not delusional, and he can see beyond himself.