Any room for idealism in a “results-driven” age?
I often (perhaps too often) post on social media about some urgent human rights, social inclusion, or justice issue that I’m feeling deeply moved by. Such concerns are a very prominent part of who I...
View ArticleFeisty canaries, and this election.
With election day just three weeks away, people like me have more cause than many to be wary. American society stands at a vulnerable place, characterized by one political campaign that is built on...
View ArticleNormalizing America – in a vacuum of values
I would never have believed we, as a nation, could come to this. Perhaps I should take some comfort in knowing that I’m not alone in my perplexed disbelief. In an op-ed in the Washington Post...
View ArticleThe fight for America’s soul
Transgender people know what it means to fight for our souls. After all, it really isn’t a choice. If we fail to live our lives in full commitment to who we are, we lose our identity. Without our...
View ArticleWrapped in the flag
Following the recent election of Donald Trump to the presidency of the United States of America, the prospects for a strengthening of universal respect for human dignity and human rights around the...
View ArticleMusings of an “East Coast liberal elite” on Thanksgiving
It’s Thanksgiving, and so far I have sat mute as numerous messages have reached me across the Internet from friends and family, effusive in their gratitude for the many blessings that characterize...
View ArticleIndignation and outrage – precious and necessary
The position of President of the United States of America is intended for those whom we most esteem – people we hold up to our children as exemplars of all that is best about this beloved country....
View ArticleStill angry!
What do I say to my neighbor? I’m hardly alone in pondering that vexing question. She and I always seem to get along so well, in that informal, rather superficially friendly but consistently pleasant...
View ArticleHuman rights off the agenda – quietly.
The day could not have been better positioned for a loud, unrestrained, guttural howl of outrage and indignation. And while I did indeed hear words of anger, disappointment, and deep concern, there...
View ArticleThe ugly Americans
It used to feel special to travel abroad with that blue passport. In my evolving world view, I had ample reason to feel pride in my country and its democratic ideals and in my conviction, that despite...
View ArticleExistential indifference
Existential, as the word implies, has to do with existence. Our existence. Indifference is somewhat easier to grasp, since the sentiment of “I really don’t care” is so frequently on common display in...
View ArticleSoon, the world might just be different
The world – at least its human population – has suddenly become remarkably different. The changes from the global pandemic are happening quietly and in solitude, as people shelter in place and...
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