A federal appeals court ruled against a transgender public school teacher who wanted to tell students her preferred pronouns.

The parents of your child’s spouse. Your child’s in-laws. OK, this is a Yiddish word, but one that, like a lot of Yiddish words, has poked its way into English because it fills a gap.

By Herman M. Lagon Walk into any classroom or office and the air will likely hum with a familiar tune: “Good morning, Ma’am!” ...

In Pronoun Trouble, the Columbia professor and New York Times columnist tells the truth about those pesky little words.