“The Greatest” is Often Suspiciously Pale and MaleChalk it up to my own cultural blindness created by my own white male privilege, but it only recently started dawning on me that “The…Sep 12, 20211Sep 12, 20211
Life During WartimeIt’s war right now, right here, on social media. Every time you engage an anti-masker or an anti-vaxxer, you are unwittingly perpetuating…Aug 12, 2021Aug 12, 2021
The Post-Pandemic That Was Not PostI just spent the past several weeks traveling by car around the US, mostly camping, sometimes staying in hotels. It was quite the spectacle…Aug 11, 2021Aug 11, 2021
Giving Up on Containment: Why the new propaganda is from pandemic to “endemic”You may be seeing a refrain in a lot of comment threads on social media, especially conversations populated by more “conservative”…Feb 11, 2021Feb 11, 2021
In-Person School? More Research is NeededThe issue of whether or not to keep schools open that are already in-person, or open up schools that are currently remote, is of…Feb 10, 2021Feb 10, 2021
Reality Therapy for Surreal TimesIt is possible for many dastardly conspiracies to be true, in whole or in part. The history of the United States federal government is one…Oct 4, 2020Oct 4, 2020
Complicated Grief and Useful LabelsPersistent complex bereavement disorder is not an official diagnosis in the DSM-5, but is in the section of “conditions deserving further…Aug 28, 20201Aug 28, 20201
The Institution of IgnoranceI had the sudden realization this morning that much of what we see from the anti-mask, pandemic-is-a-hoax, anti-vaccine people is deeply…Jul 5, 2020Jul 5, 2020
No Texts, Only Readers: You are the NewsIt’s always been a big problem for anyone who takes a minute to reflect on it: where do I find reliable information? How do I know the…Jun 27, 2020Jun 27, 2020
How to Change Your Mind: A Possible Way Toward Saving the Human RaceReflect for a few seconds on your top three most passionately held beliefs or values. Pick one. Really lean into how strong that belief is…May 27, 2020May 27, 2020
