| Apr 15, 2015 | Environment / HealthGreetings from Anxietyland. Or as some might know it, graduate school. I’ve got just a few weeks left of teaching and taking classes before the semester ends. You might see that as hectic yet manageable. It’s not exactly fun, but it’s only temporary....
| Apr 1, 2015 | Environment / HealthNot long now until freedom — or temporary freedom, anyway. I’m just one month away from the end of my first year in graduate school. It’s my first year out of a projected six, if I complete my PhD. In theory, it was a great idea to move from California to...
| Jun 4, 2014 | Rights / DemocracyIn 2008, I went to therapy. By then, I’d needed it for a long time. I had a terribly difficult, incurable condition — one I’d had for 28 years without treatment. My condition? Being human. Like many “normal” people, I felt I didn’t need...
| Oct 31, 2011 | Rights / DemocracyJails presentFor all to see,HumanInhumanity. The United States has more citizens behind bars, per capita, than any other nation. No, this quirk doesn’t reflect an especially felonious gene in our national DNA. Rather, it exposes embarrassing shortfalls in our...
| Jan 31, 2011 | Peace / SecurityThe repercussions of the attempted assassination in Tucson of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, in which six people were murdered and 13 wounded, continue to resonate. The discussion–and discussions about the discussion–continues. Meanwhile, we’re failing to...
