Rebecca SteinitzCognoscenti contributor WebsiteRebecca Steinitz is a writer, editor and literacy consultant.Recently publishedCould The Strategies That Worked For Tobacco Control Also Work For Gun Reform?Reframing the national conversation from smokers' rights, which pitched smokers against non-smokers, to public health, which united the American people against Big Tobacco, helped drive down smoking rates.CognoscentiNov 20, 2019The Sublime, Terrible And Not To Be Underestimated Kellyanne ConwayShe is both fascinating and incredibly important, writes Rebecca Steinitz. If our media and political machines don’t figure out what to do with her, we will be in that much...CognoscentiJan 26, 2017The Last Season Of America? Horror, Hope And OrlandoOrlando is America. It's time to write ourselves a new script.CognoscentiJun 14, 2016When The Time Comes: Tips For How To Visit The DyingAs my father-in-law lay in his deathbed after a brief illness, people wanted to say goodbye. In those last days, we learned some valuable lessons. CognoscentiApr 29, 2016When Breakfast Goes Viral: Of Crying Babies, And Those Who Must Listen To Them While EatingThe tantruming toddler at the table next to you is not just a practical irritation, but a symbol of a larger conflict at work. CognoscentiJul 31, 2015AdvertisementWhat Went Wrong In McKinneyA group of teenagers can be a powder keg, which an adult can light -- or not.CognoscentiJun 12, 2015
Could The Strategies That Worked For Tobacco Control Also Work For Gun Reform?Reframing the national conversation from smokers' rights, which pitched smokers against non-smokers, to public health, which united the American people against Big Tobacco, helped drive down smoking rates.CognoscentiNov 20, 2019
The Sublime, Terrible And Not To Be Underestimated Kellyanne ConwayShe is both fascinating and incredibly important, writes Rebecca Steinitz. If our media and political machines don’t figure out what to do with her, we will be in that much...CognoscentiJan 26, 2017
The Last Season Of America? Horror, Hope And OrlandoOrlando is America. It's time to write ourselves a new script.CognoscentiJun 14, 2016
When The Time Comes: Tips For How To Visit The DyingAs my father-in-law lay in his deathbed after a brief illness, people wanted to say goodbye. In those last days, we learned some valuable lessons. CognoscentiApr 29, 2016
When Breakfast Goes Viral: Of Crying Babies, And Those Who Must Listen To Them While EatingThe tantruming toddler at the table next to you is not just a practical irritation, but a symbol of a larger conflict at work. CognoscentiJul 31, 2015
What Went Wrong In McKinneyA group of teenagers can be a powder keg, which an adult can light -- or not.CognoscentiJun 12, 2015