Society
A Brief History of the American Dream
The American dream has always been illusory for huge swaths of her inhabitants. It’s like seeing some long-hoped-for oasis in the desert, wavering off...
The Homeless Epidemic Is Not an Experience
When I was a child, an elderly shop owner taught me a lesson on the power of words. He said to me, “Opinions are...
Conflating Great Things with Being Great Caused Gnashing of My Teeth
It has finally dawned on me why, throughout my life, I have had dental problems that have resulted in me becoming—as Seinfeld’s Cosmo Kramer...
Were 1,459 Days of Strife All for Naught?
Were 1,459 days of strife all for naught? It sure seems that way to me. It seems that we did not learn—nor retain—a thing...
