Dominoes

Trevor Noah has a great video on this. which inspired me to organize my thoughts a little. I often thought, and said, that we should have a strong social safety net because, all ethics aside, when economic structures are top-heavy, societies turn into enclaves of a very few rich people behind barbed wire, and everyone […]

Splintering

After the women’s march, I was pretty bummed out to see the movement splinter. There had to be multiple marches. People had to choose sides. This is what movements do. But for me, it hits me right where my parents’ divorce did: can’t you guys get along? So pretty quickly after I was at protests, […]

Culture of a Crowd: Protesters in Kansas City on May 31, 2020

What looks uncontrolled and scary: look closer. I went to protest in Kansas City, and in Lawrence, Kansas. In Kansas City, where there is a horrifying history of violence, I was struck by how safe and peaceful the protest felt. I was literally wearing a sign that said to people: I am against racism. And […]

Fourteen Mays

I went through all the journals I had handy and looked for the closest entry to today, May 18. It became an interesting document. If I don’t occasionally go through old journals, I become convinced that all of my past was easier and more fun than my present. And all times have their fun and […]