Are You Concerned About Democracy?
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...
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jjrothenberg
- May 24, 2022
- 5 min
We Can Do So Much Better Than Spread Handmaid’s Tale Memes
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...
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jjrothenberg
- Jan 31, 2022
- 4 min
Tired of a Polarized Country? You Can Help Change It.
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...
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jjrothenberg
- Jul 14, 2021
- 4 min
Talkin’ ‘Bout Their Generation
“Liam got his period,” my middle-school-aged daughter casually mentioned. That was about five years ago, and it was the first time my...
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jjrothenberg
- Jun 14, 2021
- 5 min
Don’t Box Us In
Overheard at the doctor’s office recently: “Do you identify as Caucasian or non-Caucasian?” A secretary was screening a patient over the...
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jjrothenberg
- Jun 14, 2021
- 2 min
Becoming People Who Embrace Race
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...
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jjrothenberg
- Apr 23, 2021
- 6 min
The Gun Problem and a Silver <strike>Bullet</strike> Remedy
I never shoot the breeze anymore, even in the middle of a casual conversation. You won’t see me sweating bullets under any circumstances....
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jjrothenberg
- Mar 21, 2021
- 7 min
What a Difference a Year Makes
So, how has your life been after a year of pandemic standstill? While our family is managing okay and feeling fortunate in the grand...
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jjrothenberg
- Feb 13, 2021
- 4 min
Love Makes All Things Better
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...
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jjrothenberg
- Jan 30, 2021
- 2 min
Becoming People Who Cultivate Women Leaders
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...
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jjrothenberg
- Jan 20, 2021
- 4 min
And the March Goes On
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...
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jjrothenberg
- Dec 29, 2020
- 2 min
Becoming People with Expanded Consciousness
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...
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jjrothenberg
- Dec 11, 2020
- 6 min
Awaken Your Sleeping Genie
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...
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jjrothenberg
- Oct 15, 2020
- 4 min
Designing a Better Map to Guide Us
Every now and then my petulant 14-year-old daughter will extract herself from the latest viral TikTok video and declare her thoughts...
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jjrothenberg
- Sep 21, 2020
- 2 min
Becoming People Who Breathe Cleaner Air
Never again will I take fresh, breathable air for granted. The relentless fires along America’s West Coast serve as another reminder of...
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jjrothenberg
- Sep 12, 2020
- 4 min
Reframing the Apocalypse
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...
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jjrothenberg
- Jul 20, 2020
- 2 min
Becoming People Who Promote Peace
Last week’s post referred to a discussion from my college days about the plausibility of world peace. While utopian ideals might seem...
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jjrothenberg
- Jul 10, 2020
- 4 min
Embrace the Unknown
“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...
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jjrothenberg
- Jun 22, 2020
- 2 min
Becoming People Who Stand for Equality and Racial Justice
As evidenced in The Illusion of Progress, one thing that gets me through these ongoing moments of collective stress is to zoom out and...
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jjrothenberg
- Apr 28, 2020
- 1 min
Becoming People Who Sustain the Earth
Last week’s post explained how a new symbol — the doughnut — would promote a better way to measure economic success. It’s undeniable that...
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