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A new front in the culture war is social emotional learning. The folks who are banning books without reading them and disrupting school board meetings over critical race theory are calling SEL a gateway to CRT. All in the name of “parent’s rights”. What is SEL, you may ask? Social emotional learning consists of fiveContinue reading “SEL and the Culture War”

This is the season of Lent, which is usually a time for reflection as Christians prepare for Easter. In a Facebook post, someone was asking for suggestions for spiritual reading. My suggestion was “Cathonomics: How Catholic Tradition Can Create a More Just Economy” by Anthony M. Annett. Professor Annett begins his book with a historicalContinue reading “Cathonomics”

I’m a member of Toastmasters and I have been using an AI app called Yoodli when rehearsing my speeches. With Yoodli, you record your speech and it provides you with an AI analysis of the audio portion. (It does not analyze your gestures or body language, but you can watch yourself on video.) Yoodli listsContinue reading “Non-Inclusive Language”

I stopped following football for several years after Colin Kaepernick was blacklisted for kneeling during the National Anthem. I considered this kerfuffle as a culture war wedge edge issue after the Former Guy started talking about it at his rallies. I personally dislike the Star-Spangled Banner mostly for musical reasons: 1. It is not suitableContinue reading “Inspire Change”

I often refer to the things that I care about as my Three Es: Equality, Environment, and Economic Justice. After some thought, I have decided to change the name of my blog to Equity, Environment, and Economic Justice. As I have learned more about DEI, I realized that treating everyone the same is not goingContinue reading “A Name Change”

The pandemic has provided us with a new form of self-expression … the face mask. Here are a few that I wear. The first mask depicts Fred Rogers and François Clemmons recreating a scene from Mister Rogers Neighborhood. On a summer day, Mr. Rogers invites Officer Clemmons to join him in cooling off his feetContinue reading “The Masks I Wear”

This blog is about what I call the three E’s: equity, environment, and economic justice, which are three mega-categories of issues that I care about. At this point in history, our country is in a crisis as we battle a pandemic. The pressing need is to slow the virus so that our lives can returnContinue reading “Welcome”