It is a particular privilege to engage with all of you every week in this space (for more than six years now!). I am forever grateful to you, my readers, … Continue reading As The Year Ends
Christmas Candles in Ukraine
This week, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky took his first trip abroad since Putin’s invasion in February. With little notice because of security concerns, he visited the US. It was the … Continue reading Christmas Candles in Ukraine
Suppression is Unsustainable
I confess that, along with millions of others, I have followed the World Cup this week. With a natural tendency to root for the underdog (this is one of the … Continue reading Suppression is Unsustainable
The Family You Choose
The horrific scene that unfolded this week at Club Q in Colorado Springs reminds us of just how far we have not come in addressing gun violence or homophobic hate … Continue reading The Family You Choose
Contrast in Real Time
In a day of rapidly cascading headlines—the midterms, Twitter drama, the face-to-face meeting between Joe Biden and Xi Jinping—two contrasting images are particularly memorable and speak volumes of our human … Continue reading Contrast in Real Time