In 2003, Yale psychologist Seymour Sarason wrote compellingly about the need to remember context when we consider tragedies such as the 1999 Columbine school shooting, which, two decades later we are witnessing again in the shooting in Parkland, Florida. As in Columbine, this…

Throughout the U.S., Memorial Day is the unofficial beginning of summer; a festive day with marching bands, blaring fire trucks, community organizations advertising on giant floats, and people dressed in their favorite and most colorful early summer clothes. There are the requisite speeches by…

A Ride on the L Suggests a Better Alternative for Chicago

It was a Tuesday early evening, and I was heading home on the L after a meeting with a colleague downtown. I was standing towards the back of the car with no seats left. The…