MLK in Black and White
We honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as a nation. But we seem to have different interpretations on what he stood for, that are especially apparent in January 2021. Maybe we’re coming to an understanding.
While You Were Weekending
Yesterday was swearing-in day for the new United States Congress, and an eventful day it was!
On Re-Opening America
“Reading widely opens the door to an empathetic and deep understanding of lives, people, traditions, experiences, and histories that aren’t your own.”
To You and Yours
Is there any such thing as a bad holiday greeting? We’ve never had holidays quite like these before, and I imagine next year’s will be quite different. I’m hoping there are some negative social aspects we can leave in 2020, or 2019.
For Men Have Children Too
A boy’s act of criminal mischief ends up in small town news, and his father uses it to teach him a valuable lesson. A real-life November story by Mauve Maude.
Thinking of Thanks
This Melanie Tannenbaum article from Scientific American ruminates on what we, in theory, all know: that gratitude is good for us, all year round. This year, may we challenge ourselves to take in the lessons of gratitude by distance. Being apart can never again be a reason not to give thanks.
The Person In the Box
Sex, gender, same thing, whatever. But are they? Here’s the difference, and why it’s important to know.
Playing in the Snow: P.C. Culture vs. THINKing
Everyone is tired of political correctness, and still no one feels heard. What is our alternative to giving up?
The Children Can Hear You
Nobody ever expected what happened to America’s schools in March of 2020.
What Comes Tomorrow?
It’s the most important election of our lifetime. What will it mean for America?