Opinions

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

It doesn’t end when the fires are put out

I worry that, even though I’ve lived there for 18 years, I won’t recognize my childhood home. Read More

Climate change is burning up the U.S.

We can’t ignore science if we want to limit the number of environmental crises we experience every year. Read More

A letter to white activists

Cry for your own life, but get mad about what happens to Black people in this country. Read More

Our approach to addiction isn’t working

Addiction is your problem, too, even if you think it isn’t. Read More

Jessica Krug and Jewish trauma

I made up a story to suit the silences of the family I was born into, and the non-truth I made up slid perfectly over the gaps in my own story of self.  Read More

Avenues for student expression are dwindling

When things get hard, the University simply removes the source of the problem, with little discussion or debate around the issue.  Read More

Make sure your motivation is yours

Once the goals you work toward for other people’s approval or money come to fruition, you might find yourself much less satisfied than you expected. Read More

The case for climate education

If we wouldn’t send our students to college unprepared, we cannot send them into the climate crisis unprepared either.  Read More
2 Comments

My awakening to American racism

I never even considered that this disease which seemed so far in the past was still very prevalent.  Read More