On April 15, 2015—the hundredth anniversary of the Armenian genocide-I found myself on an airplane flying from Albuquerque, New Mexico to Chicago, Illinois, seated next to a gently talkative senior black man who shared my appreciation for the views out the window. A turbulent take off started us off on swapping stories—the death grip on…
What would you do if you could no longer comfortably touch the people around you? No shaking hands. No hugging. No placing a loving hand on a fevered (sweaty) brow—or caring for a loved one as they die. This is true in West Africa where the Ebola epidemic is exploding, and without outside intervention, an…
The word is out–according to economists from Standard & Poor, the stalled economic recovery in America after the Great Recession could be due to our staggering income inequality. The rich get richer, and they already have everything they need, so they do not buy any additional goods and services, but instead put their money into…
Cleaning off my desk this evening, I came across a flyer that’s been hiding since August under big piles of “things-to-do-or-file.” I happened to be on a beach in Florida on the Sunday closest to August 26. International go-topless day, I learned as a gaggle of golden chested men and saggy breasted (let’s be honest)…
Prevention Not Prescription 