A friend recently sent me a suggestion for a blog post, and I have been too long in responding, mainly because the issue he raises is a good, complex problem that demands a careful answer, but also because the issue is one that affects me, and has caused me to (drag my feet…) look into … Continue reading “We’re Just So Busy…”
Month: January 2018
Wednesday Roundup: What is Tearing Us Apart – Or At Least Keeping Us Apart?; Okay, How Do We Fix It? (1/10/18)
What is tearing us apart? Or at least keeping us apart? Why is there so little movement toward uniting around opposition to obvious problems. David Brooks writes: "... identity politics per se is not the problem. Identity politics is just political mobilization around group characteristics. The problem is that identity politics has dropped its centripetal elements and … Continue reading Wednesday Roundup: What is Tearing Us Apart – Or At Least Keeping Us Apart?; Okay, How Do We Fix It? (1/10/18)