(NY Times, July 25, 2020) SEATTLE — Weeks of violent clashes between federal agents and protesters in Portland, Ore.,…
Civil Rights
Can’t Cure a 300 Year-Old Drought by a Month of Rain
Racism is in the American DNA, a matter of societal drought that goes back a long way, aimed at…
Slavery Reparations. What Does That Even Mean?
Okay, count me on board morally. Slavery was one of America’s most egregious shames and more Americans were killed…
Everybody Knows
What brings us together as Americans is far stronger than what divides us. The right-left, conservative-liberal narrative clung to…
“Diversity is being invited to the party; inclusion is being asked to dance.”
That quote comes from Verna Myers, inclusion strategist, cultural change catalyst, influencer, thought leader, social commentator, and author. It charms…
A Weinstein Moment in School Shootings
Every major societal change has its defining moment, that time when dithering is no longer possible and action unstoppable. Martin…
Spousal Abuse as American Governmental Policy
The premise I’m about to build upon is not mine. It came about during a conversation with a dear Brit…
Christmas for the Homeless—a Cardboard Bed
Every once in a while an article comes across my attention that simply astounds me with its approach. So it…
The Black-White American Dilemma
We are a nation at odds—some of us comfortably observing and far too many feeling the heat of the color…
“There is a crack, a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.” Leonard Cohen
Frank Rich’s recent article, When Privacy Jumped the Shark in New York Magazine, carries the opener: Note to Edward Snowden…