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we’re still being constrained by the voices in our head to make ourselves smaller, take up less space, keep quiet, don’t bruise male ego by daring to disagree or hold our own Read more
we’re still being constrained by the voices in our head to make ourselves smaller, take up less space, keep quiet, don’t bruise male ego by daring to disagree or hold our own Read more
Last summer, I was informed that my contract to teach English Literature at Franciscan University would not be renewed. This was not the decision of my department head, and had no connection at all with the popularity of my classes, nor with my student evaluations, which were consistently high. In my eleven years of teaching, I had developed many enduring friendships with my students, mentoring them during and after their time at the college. In spite of the low pay,... Read more
The problem in short, for Epstein and his like, is that Trump takes what they view as a good thing and wrap it up in an unseemly packaging Read more
Teachers did not sign on to be armed resisters. They signed on to be teachers. Read more
Young people have had enough. From Tallahassee to Washington, while politicians mumbled the usual platitudes about “thoughts and prayers” and counted their donations from the National Rifle Association, the Florida survivors organized. Read more
If people who grew up shooting and owning guns can see the clear need for real solutions to our gun violence problem, without being handed secret Soros bucks, then young people who saw their friends mowed down by gunfire have even more reason to stand up and demand a solution. Read more
It’s not just the criminals having access to guns that I worry about: it’s the idiots, also Read more
If the one thing you’re willing to tolerate is white supremacy, I'm going to take an educated guess that you might just be a white supremacist. Read more
A true ethic of life means drawing the circle of "what lives are owed protection" as widely as possible Read more
There's sacrifice demanded by art, but this doesn't mean you sacrifice the lives of others on the altar of your ego, or to sate your desires. Read more
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