It is great to hear when “the system” actually works. In this morning’s NY Times, Dan Barry has written an incredible article, profiling a group of intellectually-disabled men. 21 men lived together in a bunk house and worked at a turkey-processing plant. They were paid insanely low wages and lived in terrible conditions. For decades. Their
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Amazing Book: ‘Girls Like Us’
Today is International Women’s Day. My children, of both genders, seem to have a great deal of opportunity and access to great teachers, mentors and role models. They live in a stable home. But, I know that’s rare. So, I thought it would be appropriate to write about women and girls who have little choice
What’s Your ‘Drug of Choice’?
There’s a very thoughtful article in today’s NY Times regarding a plague of heroin addiction in Bennington, Vermont. It made me think of something a friend of mine told me a few weeks ago about addiction: “Well, I had an addiction, too–my drug of choice was work.” That really resonated with me. I am a
Ash Wednesday
Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. I will be giving up again alcohol, abstaining from meat on Fridays, and most important, trying to self-reflect more. Also, I’m really excited about Pope Francis’ emphasis on humility, service and social justice–and, want to focus on these themes as I ponder next steps on fighting sex
A Mardi Gras Talk About Happiness
Happiness can be elusive. Ask people what they want from life, and the answer usually is: “I want to be happy.” Then, ask them how to define happiness, and you get a polyglot of answers. I write this because I went to a really fun Mardi Gras party Saturday night. Amidst the masks, live jazz
New Book: ‘Husband-Hunting in the Raj’
In this morning’s Sunday New York Times, there’s a profile of a new book. Anne de Courcy has written The Fishing Fleet: Husband-Hunting in the Raj. Here’s an excerpt from the review: In 1671, the East India Company sent 20 single women to Bombay, each supplied with an allowance of £300, a new set of