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Forgive Student Debt? No. Restructure It.
The current argument over student debt: should the government forgive the first $10,000 in debt or the first $50,000 in debt, is a classic case of a political issue being whittled down to two choices, neither of which is very … Continue reading
The Ugliest House in Cambridge
Okay, it’s deep winter. The snow has turned crusty and brown. The sky is grey. The ice is black. We need a bit of color and light. Sorry folks, all I have to offer is the ugliest house in Cambridge. … Continue reading
Would You Rather be Happy or Be Right?
It’s been more than twenty years now since I heard Rev. Kim Crawford Harvie deliver a sermon at the Arlington Street Church in Boston titled ‘Would You Rather Be Happy or Be Right?’ The distinctions she laid out on that … Continue reading
Ditties from the Info Desk: Love and Radiation
They’re the most dependable ones. The cancer patients. Arriving at the same time each week, head wrapped in a turban or scarf, checking in before chemotherapy. Or worse, hobbling in daily for three, four, five weeks straight to receive radiation. … Continue reading
January 6 Vocabulary Quiz
Which definition best describes what occurred at the US Capitol on January 6: A. An act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government B. Needless or willful damage or violence C. A sudden decisive exercise of … Continue reading
Everyone’s a Little Bit Nazi
When this ‘Lefties are Nazi’s’ post appeared on my Facebook wall, I realized that extreme labels, stripped of their actual definition, retain only the power to divide and offend. I cannot provide any reasoning to this conflagration of errant history … Continue reading
Come for the Activism; Stay for the Art
Steve McQueen. Not the bad-boy race car driver from The Great Escape, idolized by all guys over sixty for nabbing Ali MacGraw. The other Steve McQueen (officially Sir Steven Rodney McQueen CBE). The twenty-first century British filmmaker of Grenadian and … Continue reading
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On the Inauguration of ’46: Heeding the Words of ‘2
“Nip the shoots of arbitrary power in the bud, is the only maxim which can ever preserve the liberties of any people.” On this day of our nation’s rockiest Presidential Inauguration, I turn my thoughts to John Adams. “Power always … Continue reading
Sons of Liberty
September 10, 2020 Cambridge, MA A chilly drizzle sprinkles discomfort over our Black Lives Matter evening vigil. The number of people taking a knee since late May has shriveled to five. My meditation wanders from the horror of Officer Derek … Continue reading
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What We Allow, We Enable
This is the letter I sent to my Representative and Senators regarding the Capitol insurrection on January 6. Feel free to use any or all portions with which you concur in reaching out to your own elected officials. January 10, … Continue reading
