I’m no epidemiologist. What little I know about public health precautions I’ve learned from those who know a lot more than me (which could be said about eve...

If I had been asked a few years ago to give a graduation speech, I would have filled it with pithy wisdom and inspiring quotations, seasoned with funny quips...

“In the Flo: Finding Light in the New Dark Ages,” presented at "SoFloMind: Reclaiming Hope and Change," 2020 Florida Collegiate Honors Council (FCHC) Annual ...

Three hours ago a group of people in Melbourne, Australia, took part in a vigil for the victims of yesterday's shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand. They r...

I would be ever so slightly more comforted about the general state of awfulness in America if, after the racist slayings, attempted mail bombings, and synago...

Sept. 11, 2001, awakened me to the awfulness possible in this world. Working at home, I watched the terror attacks unfold on live TV. What happened that da...

*A version of this essay was published in The Journal of Hate Studies 13 n 1 (2016). If one pays attention to the old Confederate battle flag (and since the ...