It’s very kind of you to say that. It’s every writer’s dream to know that their words nurture and help ‘grow’ other people’s lives. A letter like yours says whatever I’m doing is working at least for some people and that, let me assure you, is the best knowledge. Thank you

Really great essay…but it my experience if any guide, merely suggesting that not everything is great, or that people aren’t living up to their responsibilities as citizens and human beings, eventually will result in your friends abandoning you and nearly every social-media group you belong to despising you. And still I say, keep doing what you’re doing — because it’s what’s right.

Thank you again for your sincere interest in making humanity more humane. Candidates who discuss policy in an intelligent way are more likely to capture my vote, rather than those who instill fear, bigotry and hatred.