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How Oklahoma House Bill 1775 Could (Hopefully) Backfire
Victor Luckerson’s new book, Built from the Fire, a history of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and its reverberations through the last hundred years is unlikely to enjoy wide readership in any Oklahoma Public School. Why? Because Governor Kevin Stitt … Continue reading
While the World Searched for the Titan Submersible..
For over three days in June, the world was mesmerized by the loss and implosion of the Titan Submersible launched by the private company OceanGate Expeditions, to explore the remains of the sunken cruise ship, Titanic. Five people died in … Continue reading
Ten Million Cured…forever?
Fifty years ago, in 1973, the American Psychiatry Association (APA) made a diagnostic change at their annual conference, declaring that homosexuality is not a psychiatric disorder. Instantly, ten million Americans were cured of the disease our society had inflicted upon … Continue reading
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Brokeback Albany
In celebration of Pride month, I offer this glimpse of Gay America a mere eight years ago, in an essay I wrote in 2015. Next week, I will offer a view from today. I drove out to Albany to see … Continue reading
My Non-Bucket List
Last week I met someone who seemed interested in my bicycle adventures. “Oh, you have to cycle in Italy,” she told me. “Put it on your bucket list. Tuscany is beautiful and there are wonderful tours that go from inn … Continue reading
The Pointless Quest for a Frictionless Life
I was doing my circuit at the gym the other day; seated rowing machine to be exact. When I finished my reps, a guy across the room, seated with his iPad, wearing ear buds, told me to stop breathing so … Continue reading
The Fallacy of Building Our Way to a More Equitable World
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All Hail! Steven Pinker!
You gotta love Steven Pinker. He puts such high polish on the gruesome aspects of our world; he makes me believe there’s hope. For those of us who may not be familiar, Steven Pinker is a psychology professor at Harvard … Continue reading
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Tagged Humanism, Rationality, Steven Pinker, The Better Angels of our Natures
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The Disingenuous Gall of Kitchen Fees
The first time I ate at a restaurant that delivered me a check with a surcharge tacked on to support the kitchen staff, I was miffed. Another hidden cost. The meal was over, the tab delivered, I wasn’t of a … Continue reading
A Word to the Wise: A Word to Avoid
I’m not talking about the N-word or the B-word or the C-word, or even the F-word; though there are damned few times when uttering any of those syllables actually help a situation. I’m talking about that personally pernicious word that … Continue reading
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