On the Importance of Equality

We’re living in a strange moment, when the basic ideals of freedom and equality upon which the US was founded are under attack from a conservative, influential, and vocal minority. This minority is doing its best to institute laws that disenfranchise people of color; deny students access to books and courses of study that challengeContinue reading “On the Importance of Equality”

On Rights, Freedom, and Covid

“We have to make sure this transcends politics,” he said. “It can’t be the mask game again. Vaccines are not political”—President Biden (reported by Politico, 3/15/21) When I was home for the holidays, I visited my 80-year-old aunt in a rehab facility where she has been since she fell a few months back. My momContinue reading “On Rights, Freedom, and Covid”