Choosing to defy — for a reason
The headline jumped out at me in my morning e-mail, as it was intended to. But I was not shocked, saddened, surprised or encouraged, and I know I was supposed to be at least one of those. It was an opinion piece, published in the New York Times on May 31, 2022, and written by […]
And the answer is…
When news of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas appeared, my friend and colleague Mitch sent me a note that said simply: “Evil, too much evil!!!!!!!” That is the answer to why things like this happen. Politicians, being politicians, will say it’s guns. Social activists will say it’s poverty. Racial activists will say it’s systemic […]
I have a theory: Theories are wrong.
According to the dictionary on my Mac, a theory is a supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something. Please note well the term supposition, as in, “This is what I suppose happens.” When you introduce a theory to the world, regardless of what that theory is about, someone will believe it. Get […]
