Category: Wisdom
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For almost a year, schools, colleges, and universities across the country lived under an extraordinary cloud of uncertainty. The Trump administration did not merely criticize diversity, equity, and inclusion. It decided to use federal power to threaten institutions with the loss of funding if they continued any practices the administration unilaterally labeled as “DEI.” Through…
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When humans face crisis, leadership is revealed. Not in speeches or slogans, but in patterns of behavior that repeat across time, sectors, and political systems. Problematic leaders tend to follow the same script, one that prioritizes self-preservation over truth, control over accountability, and power over people. The first move is often to blame the victim.…
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Even if you are not religious or Christian, stay with me for a moment. What follows is less about doctrine and more about ethics, power, and what happens when institutions lose their moral center in a democracy. One of the most jarring scenes in the Gospels is not a miracle of healing or a quiet parable…
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Right wing governments do not attack the liberal arts and humanities by accident. They do it because history, literature, philosophy, and cultural study train people to recognize patterns of power. People who learn how past injustices were justified are harder to fool when similar arguments reappear dressed up as pragmatism, patriotism, or common sense. People…
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In the final months of his life, Martin Luther King Jr. spoke with a clarity that sounded like resolve rather than hope. He had received countless death threats, survived attacks, and watched violence follow him from city to city. He was no longer speaking as someone who believed safety was possible. He was speaking as…
Cloaking Inequity 