Society

Society’s continued segregation prevents real racial healing. — In response to 2023 racial justice efforts, some white folks I know like to remind people what things were like 50 years ago. As one acquaintance put it to me recently, “You act like we haven’t made considerable progress on race issues.” They’re referring to a time when society was…

The Florida governor is a calculating opportunist who has miscalculated his authoritarian path to power — Ever since Trump implausibly won the presidency in 2016, America has endured a seemingly endless series of embarrassments, slights, abuses, and degradations at the hands of unscrupulous carpetbaggers and craven opportunists. Justice has been interminable, and accountability almost nonexistent. But there are signs that the tide just may be beginning…

AN ODE TO THE 17s Year 1, and there we were A diverse group of people Some green behind their ears, others full of wisdom Made friends Barely sipped water and it was year 2 Year 2 In this part of the poem, it becomes harder Had a 6 months impromptu break…

In one of my recent posts, I summarized a landmark report by US Surgeon General on America’s social isolation epidemic. Since then, I’ve received many messages from friends and readers who’ve expressed their shock, awe or sadness towards the social fabric of America. …

Well, it may have to do with the current political climate. — If you’ve been reading my work, you already know that I know a *lot* of street kids. I mean, for a hot minute, I was a street kid myself. …

Will AI lead us to our ‘Minority Report’ moment or save lives? — While we continue to argue about the place of guns in our society, the unfortunate fact is that there are way too many in the wrong hands. Getting the guns back, out of those hands, is simply not an option and so instead of letting a creeping sense of defeatism…

Let’s dive deep into Karl Popper’s paradox of tolerance. — It‘s extremely frustrating. It really is. We’re entering an era where we must be tolerant of people’s beliefs and sayings because if we’re not they’ll wreak havoc. You know what I’m talking about. People tend to tangle emotions with facts. …

I’m grateful to my 21yo self. — Facebook reminded me that 5 years ago on this day, I was travelling solo in Stockholm, Sweden. The photo you see above is from there. It's beautiful, that's one thing. But it was also during the first time that I saw the midnight sun. 10 pm or 2 am, the…