Several years ago I participated in a class called The Human Spirit and the Liberal Arts. This post is inspired by a lecture by the lecture on History and a paper that I wrote for this class on the Holocaust. The Moral Lessons of History: From the Holocaust to Today’s Frontline Much has been writtenContinue reading “Lessons from the Holocaust: Are We Repeating the Same Mistakes?”
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Trump and Musk: Shock Doctrine in Action
My daughter is studying environmental science and geography and she is a budding environmental justice activist. Occasionally, we will sit together and watch videos or read articles that she has been assigned in her college classes. A few months ago, we watched a video on youtube called Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism. AsContinue reading “Trump and Musk: Shock Doctrine in Action”
What Is The 4th of July to This Slave Descendent
“To emancipate all slaves born after passing the act. …”that they should continue with their parents to a certain age, then be brought up, at the public expence, to tillage, arts or sciences, according to their geniusses, till the females should be eighteen, and the males twenty-one years of age, when they should be colonizedContinue reading “What Is The 4th of July to This Slave Descendent”
‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ 5 Insights from Book Club Screening
My book club read Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann and went to see the movie premier in October of 2023. I approached the 3.26 hour runtime of the film with a mix of anticipation and concern. Surprisingly, once the movie started, time flew by, and I never once glanced at myContinue reading “‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ 5 Insights from Book Club Screening”
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