A decade after the demise of apartheid, South Africa is a democratic society. But the country still has miles to go before it can be considered egalitarian.

An insider’s look at the way that American pop culture has turned children against their mothers — and how Europe has managed to keep mothers at the center of their children’s universe.

Best of Columns 2005 (tie)

More than 40 years after a horrific — and racist — triple murder, the “other Philadelphia” is finally showing some signs of brotherly love.

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BEST OF INTERACT (SO FAR)

Confronting aging, from the perspective of a World War II hero’s granddaughter.

On the road in Red America.

A Mother’s Day lesson about the non-traditional family.

Best of Columns 2005 (tie)

The movement for same-sex marriage may not be the latest incarnation of the struggle for civil rights

From conflict-free diamond rings to same-sex weddings, the institution of marriage isn’t what it used to be.