“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man." - George Bernard Shaw The Ugliness is the Hope. Resist. Persist. Oppose. Propose. Be the opposition with a proposition. Be the Pebble
Quotes
Be Your Best
Sometimes we fail, but without trying we can't succeed.
The Constitution
The President of the United States doesn't know he has an obligation to uphold the Constitution
Yom HaShoah: Holocaust Remembrance Day
Today, April 24, 2025, is Yom HaShoah, in English "Holocaust Remembrance Day". It marks eighty years since the liberation of the Nazi death camps. To start I'd like to tell you about Ruth Cohen. Ruth is a survivor of Auschwitz. Ruth and her sister Teresa survived, eventually being liberated in May 1945. When Ruth and … Continue reading Yom HaShoah: Holocaust Remembrance Day
No
"A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble." - Mahatma Gandhi The Ugliness is the Hope. Resist. Persist. Oppose. Propose. Be the opposition with a proposition. Be the Pebble
First They Came For…
I was out with a friend last night. Told her I was trying to get on Trump's enemies list. She was a bit surprised. First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—because I … Continue reading First They Came For…
Joy
I've been thinking a lot lately about joy, specifically about Black joy. I previously wrote that "It's OK to Feel Good", that if we lose hope then we've lost everything
Eighty Years Ago
“’We believe the one who has the power. He is the one who gets to write the story. So when you study history, you must always ask yourself, Whose story am I missing? Whose voice was suppressed so that this voice could come forth? Once you have figured that out, you must find that story … Continue reading Eighty Years Ago
It’s always darkest….
Before the dawn? I'm not really sure what that means! I do know that I'm on a news blackout today. No radios set to Morning Edition on WBUR. No CNN. I have no interest in all Trump all the time. Yes, I read the Boston Globe and my other online news sources. All of them … Continue reading It’s always darkest….
It’s As Simple As This
I'll tell you what's at the bottom of it. If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you. Lyndon B. Johnson