You could get pulled into the middle of someone else’s dispute. All is fair in love and divorce?
What Louie Anderson Taught Us About Family
Making peace with our dysfunctional family.
Making peace with our dysfunctional family.
How Music Influenced My Writing
The action takes place in between the verses.
The action takes place in between the verses.
Humans Are Bad at Risk Assessment
This is costing lives.
This is costing lives.
Florida’s New College Survey Bill Is Part of the New McCarthyism
Academic freedom is an important value in higher education, and it is important that colleges allow for diversity of thought.
Academic freedom is an important value in higher education, and it is important that colleges allow for diversity of thought.
No Joe, Trump is Not the First Racist President
History matters.
History Matters.
I Had to Place My Wife in a Nursing Home During This Pandemic
I’m afraid I’ll never see her again.
I’m afraid I’ll never see her again.
Art and Alzheimer’s
Michael Carley traces the progression of his wife's disease through her artwork.
Michael Carley traces the progression of his wife’s disease through her artwork.
In Memory of Tom
For Alzheimer's Caregivers, the Toll Can Be Overwhelming
For Alzheimer’s Caregivers, the Toll Can Be Overwhelming
Cocaine, Rhinestones, and Country Music
People often re-write their own history, intentionally or not.
People often re-write their own history, intentionally or not.
Our Billionaire Is Better Than Your Billionaire
Can a wealthy business person be qualified for the role of President even with no prior political experience?
Can a wealthy business person be qualified for the role of President even with no prior political experience?
Sentimental Post-War Kiss or Sexual Assault? (A Call for Submissions)
How does our culture reinforce the acceptability of assault and other acts of oppression?
How does our culture reinforce the acceptability of assault and other acts of oppression?
Steve King, Donald Trump, and the Narrowing Definition of Racism
They make it up as they go along while inventing fake statistics and code words.
They make it up as they go along while inventing fake statistics and code words.
Sarah Smarsh’s ‘Heartland’ – A Memoir of Rural Poverty
In a country that doesn't like to talk about class, or even acknowledge that it exists, the poor are often convinced that if they haven't made it, it is their fault.
In a country that doesn’t like to talk about class, or even acknowledge that it exists, the poor are often convinced that if they haven’t made it, it is their fault.
Snip Snip Vasectomy Day
The procedure was an easy choice for us.
The procedure was an easy choice for us.
Why They Don’t Report
From not being believed, to being blamed, to seeing their convicted rapist get little to no real punishment, it's no wonder victims are often silent.
From not being believed, to being blamed, to seeing their convicted rapist get little to no real punishment, it’s no wonder victims are often silent.