.I write about nationalism, sustainable economies, public history, social movements, immigration, MeToo issues and non-car travel. Since November. 2023, I have been living on the road, staying in a different country every month. I write about that experience in my Aging on the Run series.
Social Emotional Learning Circa 1965: “Be Like Christopher”
In Mrs. Macintosh’s second grade class at the Lawrence Elementary School in Brookline, Massachusetts, the October 1965 lessons focused on social emotional health. We were encouraged to...
My Grandparents’ Rent Control Apartment in Queens
At a recent community forum on rent stabilization in Minneapolis, my City Council member argued that rent control was not a good instrument for addressing poverty or racism because it also benefits...
Monumental Trauma
In the South Korean drama Rain or Shine, (to avoid a spoiler go to next paragraph), two survivors of a building collapse, interview other survivors about what kind of memorial they want. The...
“I DON’T READ.”
Peddling my book, I keep hearing this confession: I don’t read. I can’t read. I am not a reader. At a table on Lake Street in Minneapolis a man said, “I can’t believe I’m telling you this. I...
Social Emotional Learning Circa 1965: “Be Like Christopher”
In Mrs. Macintosh’s second grade class at the Lawrence Elementary School in Brookline, Massachusetts, the October 1965 lessons focused on social emotional health. We were encouraged to...
My Grandparents’ Rent Control Apartment in Queens
At a recent community forum on rent stabilization in Minneapolis, my City Council member argued that rent control was not a good instrument for addressing poverty or racism because it also benefits...
Monumental Trauma
In the South Korean drama Rain or Shine, (to avoid a spoiler go to next paragraph), two survivors of a building collapse, interview other survivors about what kind of memorial they want. The...
“I DON’T READ.”
Peddling my book, I keep hearing this confession: I don’t read. I can’t read. I am not a reader. At a table on Lake Street in Minneapolis a man said, “I can’t believe I’m telling you this. I...
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Social Emotional Learning Circa 1965: “Be Like Christopher”
In Mrs. Macintosh’s second grade class at the Lawrence Elementary School in Brookline, Massachusetts, the October 1965 lessons focused on social emotional health. We were encouraged to...
My Grandparents’ Rent Control Apartment in Queens
At a recent community forum on rent stabilization in Minneapolis, my City Council member argued that rent control was not a good instrument for addressing poverty or racism because it also benefits...
Monumental Trauma
In the South Korean drama Rain or Shine, (to avoid a spoiler go to next paragraph), two survivors of a building collapse, interview other survivors about what kind of memorial they want. The...
“I DON’T READ.”
Peddling my book, I keep hearing this confession: I don’t read. I can’t read. I am not a reader. At a table on Lake Street in Minneapolis a man said, “I can’t believe I’m telling you this. I...
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I write about nationalism, immigration, public history, sustainable economies, MeToo issues and the politics of travel