Op-Eds
restorative justice
Restorative justice isn’t always just
The criminal justice system doesn’t only exist to punish the accused. It offers victims an opportunity to exorcise our rage through a more objective, institutional campaign of state-sponsored violence. Read More
COVID-19
COVID-19 steals the spotlight from performance ensembles
We’re jigsaw pieces of the same ensemble that don’t quite fit as well as they used to. Cues and chord changes are lost in translation, and sometimes I just feel lost in general. Read More
COVID-19
The marginalizing power of Unemployment
I can take care of myself well enough. I’ve always believed that. But so often the people who are supposed to help me take care of me haven’t done so. Read More
2020 Election
Absentee voting matters
If you’re eligible, you can participate in something larger than yourself. Read More
computer science
Computer science education needs a reboot
What we need is the best of both worlds: a university CS curriculum that incorporates the tactics of coding boot camps. Read More
social media
Consider a social media detox. Seriously.
It’s a wonderful way to stay in touch with people, but sometimes I wonder if we’re losing touch with ourselves in the process. Read More
judaism
What does it really mean to pray?
Back then, I thought prayer was talking to God. Now, I think it’s listening to myself. Read More
Climate Change
Mermaid on fire
I’ve had pneumonia five times. I’ve had bronchitis more than a dozen times and typically for months on end. Last year I was sick for the entire time between August and January. My bronchitis was resistant to antibiotics, inhalers, and most treatments. It was all because, somewhere along the years, I’d started breathing in smoke instead of air. Read More
american politics
What the Woodward tapes reveal about Trump’s persona
The presidency has become a show that we pay with our votes to see. Read More
