According to Twitter, Seattle Police are out of control. They’re arresting journalists right and left, harassing everyone they encounter, and relying on crowd control tools when polite conversation would suffice. Prior to creation of the CHAZ/CHOP police-free (but not weapons-free) … Continue reading
Category Archives: racism
Dangerous Art
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Remember the Buddhas of Bamyan? After saying they would leave them alone, the Taliban changed course in 2001 and destroyed the statues carved into sandstone on a remote part of the ancient silk road west of Kandahar. The area had … Continue reading
Pandemic Reflections #4
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Juneteenth It just so happens that, white child that I was, I grew up knowing about Juneteenth. I didn’t know the whole story about it, but I knew that it was a special day for black people. My dad was … Continue reading
Racism! Not?
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This is a story about racism that turned out not to be racism. I’m sharing it because it stays with me and informs my current reluctance to accept that every unhappy story involving a black person is an example of … Continue reading
With Justice for Some
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Once upon a time, I made an effort to be a card-carrying Democrat. I joined my local legislative district group and attended meetings for a year or so. At the time, I was teaching non-verbal special education kids, so I … Continue reading
Demands Abound
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I recently heard someone compare the challenge of eradicating a virus such as smallpox to the challenge of eradicating an attitude such as racism. The first is sometimes doable; the other is not. So where does the near universal support … Continue reading
