Weekly Reader: Be fair and prosper
Denmark is fairer and doing better, we don’t have to listen to Republicans after Trump, and Tombstone Every Mile is a great country song.
Author: DJB
Mind the gap
Reducing the gaps between ourselves and others can only come when we live life up close, giving full attention to the world’s detail.
Saturday Soundtrack: Christie Lenée
Christie is “like seeing a firecracker execute a high-wire circus routine while doing flips and juggling flaming bowling pins.”
Weekly Reader: Do it because it is hard
Doing the hard work for the common good by fighting voter suppression, eschewing false patriotism, and reclaiming lost histories.
Lessons Jamie Raskin learned from his father
When a situation seems hopeless, then you are the hope. When everything looks dark, you must be the light.
Ordinary places, extraordinary presidents
Presidents Day thoughts: extraordinary presidents can come from and be shaped by ordinary places.
Happy birthday, Frederick Douglass
Born in slavery, Frederick Douglass chose February 14th as his birthday. Read why he remains a prophet for today.
It is difficult to be objective when you are complicit
When we are complicit, even moral clarity is often not enough to guide us toward the right decisions.
Saturday Soundtrack: Tired of being alone
Songs during a pandemic for the lonesome. But who knows…you may not be that lonely yet!
Weekly Reader: A baker’s dozen
Links to 13 articles from the impeachment to people who coronasplain to Mission Control’s restoration.
