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Category Archives: United States
When Did You Realize: We’re Screwed
The data is pretty clear. Human life on this planet, as we know it, is on its descent. Ten thousand years after we harnessed the extractive possibilities of agriculture, we are racing through the planet’s resources—and heating it up in … Continue reading
Let’s Make Guns the New Tobacco
I came of age in the era of glamorous smoking. Forty-six percent of Americans—including nearly everyone that mattered—smoked cigarettes. I gave my parents curlicued ashtrays as birthday gifts. Their friends offered each other glittery lighters. And of course, everyone in … Continue reading
Insatiable Want
“Why is a man who is winning as much as Sam Alito is so furious?” That line—deep into Margaret Talbot’s profile of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, in the September 5, 2022 edition of The New Yorker—jumped out at me. … Continue reading
Posted in United States
Tagged Dobbs vs Jackson, Hunger for power, Justice Alito, Supreme Court, The New Yorker
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A New Narrative
We are stuck. On one hand liberals, or progressives, or left-wing, or Democrats, or whatever you want to call them; are hell-bent on subdividing our nation into ever tightly defined ‘identities.’ According to them, I am a cis-gender gay white … Continue reading
Posted in United States
Tagged Conservative, Haiti, Liberal, Mutual respect, political divide, United States Politics
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Words to Live By…courtesy of Inventing Anna
My new favorite slogan for life comes from a deep binge of Netflix’ Inventing Anna. I watched the seven-hour dive into the world of New York City glamour, crime, and con-artistry back in March, when it topped so many must-view … Continue reading
Trigger Warning: My Typing Finger is Itchy
I have been to Jamestown. I have been to Plymouth Rock. I have been to Lexington and Concord. I have been to Independence Hall. I have been to Yorktown. I have been to Fort Sumter. I have been to Gettysburg. … Continue reading
Vote Yes on 2
The Awkward Poser does not stump for any particular candidate; my politics are too idealistic to descend into that fray. But I am a strong advocate for anything that strengthens the underlying principles of democracy: civic participation and robust, informed … Continue reading
Referee Whistle: How to Broadcast the Presidential Debates
The dominant feeling that flushed over me at the end of last nights’ debate was: I am embarrassed to be an American. This is the state of our democracy. A mediocre moderator unable to guide a fork-tongued crank and a … Continue reading
My Summer of 75 Things
On June 2, 2020 Corinne Shutack published an article on Medium, “75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice.” Quick on the outrage of George Floyd’s killing, with a long pandemic summer before me, I decided to make a … Continue reading
Posted in United States
Tagged Amber Ruffin, Black Lives Matter, Brandon Kyle Goodman, Corinne Shatuck, Kara Springer, racial justice, SURJ
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Two-Way Affirmative Action
Recently, I completed a survey from Beth Israel Lahey Health, the mother ship of Mount Auburn Hospital, where I volunteer three days a week. It was a simple, two question survey from the Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Career … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, United States
Tagged Affirmative Action, Black Lives Matter, essential employees, living wage
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