Talking About Race: Part III — White to White
Why is talking about race so hard?
Our post this week, on the 50th anniversary of the protest at the Winter Olympics, begins the conversation.
… Read More
The Culture of Philanthropy
Yesterday was “giving Tuesday,” a fairly new idea. And a global movement, I hasten to add. And I’m late, I know; my posts come out on Wednesdays. STILL, this seems a “better late than never” opportunity. So here we go. … Read More
How National Is Our Thanksgiving Meal?
Norman Rockwell shows us one way to celebrate Thanksgiving. There’s an interesting backstory to this painting, which I’ll share quickly. This is one of “The Four Freedoms,” paintings inspired by FDR’s 1941 State of the Union address. All four — Freedom … Read More
Talking About Race: Part II — Racism
Following up on last month’s Talking About Race post, we’ll look at two rather different ways to talk about racism: as a problem within an individual and as a problem within the larger society. Who here is racist? … Read More
A New Look At Time
On November 4 it’ll be time to turn our clocks again — Jet lag without the hassle of airplane security and cramped seats. I can hardly wait. Those of you who have followed me for awhile know I have done … Read More
Talking About Race: Another 50-year look back
Do you remember this photo? Can you place it in time and space? (location and era?) This week marks the fiftieth anniversary of the 1968 Summer Olympics (in Mexico) and the image above that was seared in our minds — … Read More
Happy Anniversary, Woody
Today, October 10, marks our 25th anniversary. Not our wedding anniversary, that hits 19 today, and who celebrates 19? Not us. But 25 years ago (yes, we chose our wedding date so we could keep celebrating the same date we’d … Read More
We the People
Welcome to my post celebrating US Constitution Day, officially September 17, the date the document was signed in 1787. Did you even know we had a Constitution Day? I didn’t. But we do, so let’s take a look at … Read More
What’s Dangerous? Really?
There’s been a lot of attention paid to fear lately. So, I got wondering just how we determine what is dangerous, what is to be feared. In social psychology the literature focuses on “risk” and how we perceive what is … Read More