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The “right way” to watch a story
At the risk of sharing domestic details, I am going to use my own recent experience as the illustration for a serious strategic dilemma. It turns out that what I like best about stories is finding out how they got … Continue reading
Christmas Blessings to a Sad Friend
Today, a friend shared with me a poem that I liked very much. I still like it. In fact, I like it more now that I did when I first read it, because I have put it through the mill … Continue reading
The Fiery Darts of the Wicked
This morning, I happened on a letter by an Episcopal bishop, Sean Rowe. It was phrased in language I am familiar with and which I always like on first contact. But the more I think about it, the more uncomfortable … Continue reading
Watching myself teach
I won a free throw contest once. A long time ago. It was set up as a tournament; I won my bracket and a friend of mine won the other bracket. So we met in the finals. The setup was … Continue reading
Complicity
Deciding what is the right thing to do is hard enough when it’s just individuals interacting with each other. We could call that “conspiracy” if we wanted to. Complicity is a whole different matter. I’m going to go at this … Continue reading
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Efficiency and Equity. Choose one.
I was reading innocently along. I’ve been interested in school funding since the 1980s when I worked for an education planning agency in Oregon. I know how complicated it is; I know there are no perfect answers. Even so, the … Continue reading
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Let the airing of grievances begin
There is a lot of day to go, but as I write this at 6:30 a.m., I feel that it has already been a success. Not an achievement, mind, but a day with rich satisfactions. Those wonderful feelings and the … Continue reading
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Pronatalism
I have resisted the word “pronatalism” for quite a while now. On behalf of the clarity of the language will all use and on behalf of all the people who want to talk reasonably about political issues, I am leery … Continue reading
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Hopes and Fears
Politics in the United States is never what you think it is going to be. It is a system put together out of the remnants of half a dozen yard sales. It is made up of completely weird compromises between … Continue reading
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Use It Now
I have long come to terms with the idea that my life is not going to last forever. I have not given any thought until today to the idea that my marriage is not going to last forever either. That … Continue reading
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The Dilettante's Dilemma 