In The Crucible, Arthur Miller expressed an idea that I have always taken for granted. The idea that each adult gets to vote in elections based on his humanity, not based on the property that he possesses. Yet, this week I learned there is at least one town in Delaware
Over 100 years ago, Edith Wharton noticed "that Americans want to get away from amusement even more quickly than they want to get to it". And in that vain, Governor Josh Shapiro came to South Philly to unveil a multimillion-dollar plan that aims to reduce the traffic woes
The pope not only apologized for the role the Catholic Church played in legitimizing slavery, but he also warned about the dehumanization that could come from our increasing reliance on artificial intelligence. He tells us of new forms of slavery and colonialism that the digital revolution is fueling. It seems
It was great to see the pope so clearly apologize for the role that the Catholic Church played in legitimizing slavery. Richard Wright reminds us that the countries of Europe "could not have built nations on so vast a scale had they not shut their eyes to the humanity
At the "No Kings 3" rally in Camden, I had a front row seat to see Senator Kim give an impassioned speech on the injustices that have been happening in our country for the last few years. He was great. He said all the right things and, on
I discovered today's quote of the day while reading W.E.B. Du Bois's Dusk of Dawn. In this book, he shared a small part of a poem dedicated to the Black soldiers of WWI. This poem was composed by Roscoe C. Jamison in 1917 and
Over 100 years ago, Mikhail Bakunin wrote about the dual nature of humanity. This is clearly seen between the Red Cross volunteers who gave their lives to protect their community from the threat of Ebola and the people with enough money for thousands of lifetimes who play games with the
In 1951, Rachel Carson beautifully reminded us that although there were no people around at the birth of the solar system, "the stars and the moon and the rocks were there". So by learning to read the evidence from "the earth's most ancient rocks"
Ernest Crim III reminds those who have just graduated as well as those who have been out of school for decades that graduation doesn't mark the end of learning and growth, but the beginning of a life-long quest for knowledge. Also he gives a reminder that the goal
Senator Chris Murphy from Connecticut writes in today's Atlantic about the state of youth sports in America. He talks about private equity firms snatching up youth leagues and the infrastructure that makes them possible. It is then extracting all the money they can out of the families of
I have loved technology for all of my life. I couldn't wait for advances to take place that would make it easier for me to create things and share them with the world, but recently I have come to dread each coming announcement as the machines move from
So many of the troubles we are facing in this world can be traced back to hate. Whether it is wars between countries, or crimes committed against people in society based on their religion, their clothing, their gender identity, or the person they love, it all boils down to hate.