“Putin must answer for what he has done with my country.”
The Critical Importance of Celebrating the Indomitable Immigrant Spirit
The vast majority of us were once strangers in this land. We are a country of immigrants. And that is worth celebrating.
The vast majority of us were once strangers in this land. We are a country of immigrants. And that is worth celebrating.
Unleashing the Power of Mandela’s Inspiration: Paving a New Way
Mandela's example reminds us that people can change, human beings have the capacity to rise above their tragic circumstances, and humanity is still very much worth believing in.
Mandela’s example reminds us that people can change, human beings have the capacity to rise above their tragic circumstances, and humanity is still very much worth believing in.
The Art of Swimming in the Great Sea of Sadness
Words have failed me in recent months.
Words have failed me in recent months.
Give Change a Chance: How to Grow From Life’s Challenges
Make a new choice!
Make a new choice!
The Graduation Speech You Need to Hear: A Message of Hope and Inspiration
Run towards—not away from—that which makes you uncomfortable.
Run towards—not away from—that which makes you uncomfortable.
The Humane Russia I Love, the Brutal Russia I Hate
As someone who’s dedicated much of my professional life to studying Russian literature and culture, I’m following the tragic war in Ukraine with great interest and sadness.
As someone who’s dedicated much of my professional life to studying Russian literature and culture, I’m following the tragic war in Ukraine with great interest and sadness.
How Loss and Struggle Can Lead to New Insights
Having lost something valuable, I learned something invaluable in return.
Having lost something valuable, I learned something invaluable in return.
This Is How Gratitude in a Broken World Looks
Life could be limitless joy, if we would only take it for what it is, in the way it is given to us.
Life could be limitless joy, if we would only take it for what it is, in the way it is given to us.
What Are We Really Teaching Our Kids?
“Democracy has to be born anew every generation and education is its midwife.” ~John Dewey
“Democracy has to be born anew every generation and education is its midwife.” ~John Dewey
How to Have Radical Hope in Troubled Times
Radical hope requires us to acknowledge the dumpster fire we’re currently living through while empowering us to believe in a better tomorrow and do the hard work needed to make it a reality.
Radical hope requires us to acknowledge the dumpster fire we’re currently living through while empowering us to believe in a better tomorrow and do the hard work needed to make it a reality.
Why I Choose Love
We have all been traumatized by life in one way or another. For some, like people of color, that trauma is built into the very fabric of our society.
We have all been traumatized by life in one way or another. For some, like people of color, that trauma is built into the very fabric of our society.
How the People of Ukraine Are Living Out the Deepest Lessons of Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky
Tolstoy reminds us that moments of beauty and light can be found even in the darkest ugliness.
Tolstoy reminds us that moments of beauty and light can be found even in the darkest ugliness.
Compassion and Humility Must Lead the Way to Criminal Justice Reform
Ask an Ally: I understand that our justice system is inherently racist. I don't think it is fair to lump the rights of formerly incarcerated people in with those with mental health issues, POC, LGBTQ+, people with disabilities and women for the obvious reason of personal choice.
I understand that our justice system is inherently racist. I don’t think it is fair to lump the rights of formerly incarcerated people in with those with mental health issues, POC, LGBTQ+, people with disabilities and women for the obvious reason of personal choice.
5 Dostoyevsky Works You Want To Learn More About
Reading some of his lesser-known novels, short stories, and novellas is an excellent way to learn more about the author and examine ideas that recur again and again in his later creations.
Reading some of his lesser-known novels, short stories, and novellas is an excellent way to learn more about the author and examine ideas that recur again and again in his later creations.
How Did Anna Dostoyevsky Become a Brave Russian Publishing Pioneer?
How Anna’s career as Russia’s first sole woman publisher wrested Dostoyevsky out of debt and continue to provide for their family for almost the next four decades.
How Anna’s career as Russia’s first sole woman publisher wrested Dostoyevsky out of debt and continue to provide for their family for almost the next four decades.