The perspective of Who We Can Be was powerfully illustrated by the words of Hakeem Jeffries, the new House Minority Leader, when he handed over the gavel from the Democrats to the Republicans early on the morning of January 7. (Almost exactly two years after the January 6,…
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2022, like 2021 and 2020, was not an easy year in so many ways! We faced continued challenges to our warming planet and to the immediate safety of our children as evidenced by events like the shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
That event, among other mass…
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Margaret Mead said: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world: indeed, it’s the only that ever has.” …
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On September 17, 2022, the 235th anniversary of the day in 1787 when the Framers signed the U.S. Constitution, Attorney General Merrick Garland administered the oath of allegiance to 200 immigrants in the Great Hall at Ellis Island, the place where more than 12 million immigrants have stopped…
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Effective altruism (EA) is a movement William Macaskill helped start. The aim of this movement is to use evidence and reason to find the best ways to help others. In a future post I will talk more about the concept of EA. Today I want to focus on…
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So far 2022 has been a year of stark contrasts! The war in Ukraine! The senseless shootings in Buffalo, New York; Uvalde, Texas; and Chicago, Illinois (to name just a few)! And yet we have also begun to see photos from the James Webb Telescope showing us unimaginable…
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