My reporter friend nailed the Times on 1619 Project
A reporter friend who has done signature work on the New York Times’ 1619 Project – the magazine length collection… Read Article →
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Time to rethink lockdown response to Covid-19
The best chapters of human history are penned by our demand for certainty and control over a hostile world. It’s… Read Article →
A plague of uncertainty
Who knew I was heading to an epicenter of the pandemic when I flew – flew for goodness sake! –… Read Article →
Five questions before Super Tuesday
As Super Tuesday looms, here are five questions and a prediction. Why hold primaries in 50 states? Joe Biden is… Read Article →
Four myths about education
Education should turn minds into mythbusters. It should help develop the critical thinking tools required to ask questions and test… Read Article →
The racist coup of 1898
In the early 1890s an unthinkable alliance produced an unacceptable outcome for North Carolina Democrats, as poor whites suffering from… Read Article →
No library fines: Are we moving away from shared responsibility?
Should libraries fine patrons who fail to return books, CDs and movies on time? Does it surprise you that the… Read Article →
Our Roaring Twenties promises more progress, more polarization
When my physicist pal tells me time isn’t real – that it’s just a tool we invented to order experience… Read Article →
Replacing one myth with another
I hadn’t spoken to my former Raleigh News & Observer colleague in a month of Sundays, but the reason for… Read Article →
Thanksgiving – our last true American holiday
In these distastefully partisan times, let’s take a moment to savor our most American holiday, Thanksgiving. Now that July 4… Read Article →