Time moves differently during a pandemic. There was so much pressure, especially in the early months, to create, to do, to achieve: Use this time to learn a new language or write a novel or learn to bake bread from scratch. It weirded me out. Why was surviving a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic and trying to keep … Continue reading You Don’t Have to Write King Lear
Politics
Impeachment Process and Impact
Impeachment Process and Historical Use Process Wary of unchecked centralized power and mindful of the fragility of the new Republic, the Framers inserted a safeguard into the Constitution: impeachment. Impeachment serves as a critical tool in the system of checks and balances established by the Constitution. Impeachment is the power of Congress to rebuke … Continue reading Impeachment Process and Impact
A Starting Point: Social Justice
“You are here at the start of a moment…” - Welcome to the Rock: Come From Away “I can’t breathe.” When I struggle to breathe, I know I have access to an inhaler. When I struggle to breathe, I know I have access to a doctor. When I struggle to breathe, I know I have … Continue reading A Starting Point: Social Justice
But You Are Us
"When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful." - Malala Yousafzai It has taken me almost two weeks to write this. Not because of an overloaded schedule or an absence of hurt, but because I have nothing insightful or helpful to say that has not already been said. But the silence is … Continue reading But You Are Us
The Young People Will Win
"If kids are old enough to be shot, they're old enough to have an opinion about being shot." - Trevor Noah For as long as I can remember, my father has called the week before the collegiate fall semester begins "make nice week." The days are filled with vacuous, perfunctory meetings to review policies and … Continue reading The Young People Will Win
Last Best Hope
The hours are melting away from the hands of the clock in my room. I can feel the weight of history on my shoulders. And I must speak. I am a student of history, political science, theatre - in short, I am a student of observing and explaining human nature. Rarely at a loss for … Continue reading Last Best Hope
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