Raise your hand if you worry about the survival of democracy in the United States. I see you. Given the recent “Trump years” of fascistic...

To all those who care about women’s rights, I have a favor to ask: Please stop spreading The Handmaid’s Tale memes. You know, those ones...

When I started this blog, I promised myself I wouldn’t use any lightning-rod words that tend to send people scampering off to their...

“Liam got his period,” my middle-school-aged daughter casually mentioned. That was about five years ago, and it was the first time my...

Overheard at the doctor’s office recently: “Do you identify as Caucasian or non-Caucasian?” A secretary was screening a patient over the...

In my recent post (Don’t Box Us In), I explored a subtle way our society perpetuates a sense of racial division, which had me wondering...

I never shoot the breeze anymore, even in the middle of a casual conversation. You won’t see me sweating bullets under any circumstances....

So, how has your life been after a year of pandemic standstill? While our family is managing okay and feeling fortunate in the grand...

Picture the type of person you think represents society’s worst enemy today. Is it a Wall Street hedge fund manager? Proud Boy Q-Anon...

The Women’s March four years ago was a reflexive response by women who felt cheated by a system dominated by men since its inception. I’m...

One could say that America was born from rage and grows from rage. I learned that firsthand at the Women’s March four years ago, when my...

The experience I describe in Awaken Your Sleeping Genie led me to know that the power of intention is real. And as stories like mine...

I’ve always had a nagging sense that we humans hold far more power than we realize—yet we keep it out of reach, always just around the...

Every now and then my petulant 14-year-old daughter will extract herself from the latest viral TikTok video and declare her thoughts...

Never again will I take fresh, breathable air for granted. The relentless fires along America’s West Coast serve as another reminder of...

Earlier this week, an intense windstorm knocked out our power for several hours. Today is the third day of an orange sky casting an eerie...

Last week’s post referred to a discussion from my college days about the plausibility of world peace. While utopian ideals might seem...

“Do you think it’s possible that humans will ever evolve beyond war?” I asked, casually sprawled on the dorm lobby sofa. Mike’s response...

As evidenced in The Illusion of Progress, one thing that gets me through these ongoing moments of collective stress is to zoom out and...

Last week’s post explained how a new symbol — the doughnut — would promote a better way to measure economic success. It’s undeniable that...