My dearest child, I know you have lately observed the adults running amok. I know you have seen them taking what isn’t theirs, speaking before they think, destroying rather than building. I know you have seen other adults quivering in disbelief at these actions, failing to stand up for themselves or their brethren. I know… Continue reading Letter to the child of a fallen world
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Plagiarism as the fulcrum of anarchy
It is a weekday afternoon, and I and a supervisor are sitting down with a student who plagiarized a portion of his essay. The student hasn’t fessed up to his crime, so we are awaiting a fourth party, the school’s tech person, to conclude an investigation into the student’s document history. The atmosphere among myself,… Continue reading Plagiarism as the fulcrum of anarchy
Fred Rogers meets my 10th grade English teacher
Before beginning his story, my 10th grade English teacher lowers the blinds and dims the lights. On retrospection years later, I will recognize this process as what is called “setting the stage,” segmenting a sensory environment so that when these stories occur, I and my classmates will feel privileged and therefore not spill the beans.… Continue reading Fred Rogers meets my 10th grade English teacher
Cultural erosion and the multiverse in which it lives
The Tia Sophia's storefront A few weeks ago, my mother and I stood waiting in line outside Tia Sophia’s, a favorite breakfast spot in our hometown of Santa Fe, New Mexico. With several other New Mexican places in town, Tia’s is family owned and is a popular destination for both tourists and locals. Bursting forth… Continue reading Cultural erosion and the multiverse in which it lives
Masculinity, fascism, and the green revolution
What happened in Germany in the 1930s can be viewed through a purely economic lens. Germany had lost the first World War, been economically hamstrung by the Treaty of Versailles, and famously, inflation was so rampant that children needed to truck dollar bills in a wheelbarrow to purchase a loaf of bread. When Adolf Hitler… Continue reading Masculinity, fascism, and the green revolution
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