12 Oct, 2020
Matthew Shepard, just 21, was murdered in an anti-gay hate crime on October 7, 1998, taking five agonizing days to die of his wounds. Sadly, in 2020, the US has not learned the lessons underlying hatred and political violence.
In the days following the first Presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden I observed two important lessons.
1 Oct, 2020
After watching the first round of “debates” between Joe Biden and Donald Trump there are explanations for the behavior presented by Donald Trump.
“The President’s call to “restore patriotic education in our schools” via the creation of the “1776 Commission” aimed at controlling...
“The struggle for basic decency in the US is front and center. A 17-year-old got his mother to take him...
“Anthropology is the study of human societies and their development. It gives a window into the mysteries of human life,...
““There is no easy way to tell you about the loss to our learning community. [NAME OF DECEASED] [FACTS OF...
““We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator...
“Police departments all across America keep proving the same point: they are not training officers to honor the protection of...
“The coronavirus is now responsible for more than 110,375 American deaths. The White House response to this medical emergency has...
“Medical epidemiologists have tracked the underlying health challenges that have pushed a dangerous infection of coronavirus into fatalities…” Wim Laven...
“It must be said upfront: not all bias is bad—some of them are essentially heuristics, shortcuts that help us process...
“Black men are being stalked and killed in the US–business as usual. Ahmaud Arbery’s murder was based on: “He’s a...
““Mayday!” signals a life-threatening emergency. Everyone who hears it immediately understands the grave urgency and the call to action. “M-aidez”...
“My Ph.D. dissertation was on attitudes and perceptions towards forgiveness. I was motivated by a desire to increase the peace…”...
