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Go #Trashtag Go!

Every once in a great while something genius will show up on social media. I’m going to go ahead and call #trashtag, in all its…

The Alchemy of Hatred

The subject of hate has been on my mind lately. There has been a surge in hate…

Coming To Terms With (both of) Ourselve(s)

NYTimes Op-Ed columnist David Brooks grapples with the push and pull of resume…

Mister Roger’s Good Idea: Kindness

It is difficult to prove that something is a good idea, but as it turns out, science has been…

Imagine a World Where Teachers are Richly Rewarded

A New Approach To College Admissions

Over the past decade I have counseled high school students as they write their college…

Altruism is Good Medicine

Every few years my husband’s family hosts a large family reunion. These are enormous gatherings of approximately…

Tangible Hope

Lily Yoseph lives in Sausalito, a beautiful well-to-do city in California now, but she was born and raised in in the rural village of…