Mark Ellis had the icon of a Scotsman appear and disappear in his childhood, and years later wonders if political correctness can obfuscate vital truths.
Radically Moderate
August 28, 2012 By 6 Comments
Be passionate—even radical—in your dedication to balance and reason.
Teaching Carefully
April 9, 2012 By 5 Comments
As her sons care for a lost Chihuahua, Julie Gillis looks for teachers, healers, systems thinkers, interpreters, bridge builders, and storytellers as a way toward social change.
“Living is not for the sake of others approval…If you lose yourself, you lose everything.”
January 29, 2012 By 1 Comment
Comment by ValterV on Be Yourself: Everybody Else is Taken by Robert Levithan Living is not for the sake of others’ approval, it’s for enjoying it the utmost. If you lose others, you’ll find someone else. If you lose yourself, you lose everything. Only those who dare to fail greatly, can ever achieve greatly. Few [...]
On “Accidental Blame” and Why Rape Messages Get Tuned Out
January 7, 2012 By 18 Comments
This comment by kckrupp was in response to Lisa Hickey’s post “Rapists I Have Known.”
Is American Youth Too Coddled To Revolt?
October 4, 2011 By 10 Comments
If you’ve never had anything to fight for, how do you know how to fight?
Just One of the 99%
October 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
“If I weren’t for my family, I’d be homeless.”
Social Change, Gender Roles, and Richard Scarry’s Best Word Book Ever
June 25, 2011 By 16 Comments
Richard Scarry’s Best Word Book Ever has changed from its initial publication in 1963 to reflect changing gender roles. Here’s how.
Savage City, Great Soul
March 22, 2011 By 5 Comments
Andrew Ladd reviews two books that remind us how messy even the most celebrated social change can be.
“Sometimes a hero is someone who gives his very best to improve the world.”
This comment was from Valter Viglletti in reply to Tom Matlack on his post “The Hero In Each of Us.”