The Coopers of Central Park

The Coopers of Central Park

This piece was originally published on LinkedIn on June 4, 2020. Central Park in New York.  Last week, May 25th, 2020.  Amy Cooper.  Dog walker in the Ramble – fine if the dog is leashed.  Christian Cooper.  Bird watcher in the ramble – just fine.  Amy Cooper.  White...
BUDKIWAC #2 — Terry Fox

BUDKIWAC #2 — Terry Fox

The BUDKIWAC series [Bet-U-Didn’t-Know-I-Was-A-Canadian] continues this month with a piece on the exploits of Terry Fox, in the month when we celebrate his life and commemorate the 39th anniversary of his death.   The fog of self-absorption and cozy ignorance in...

BUDKIWAC #1 — Ellen Page

As I will be in Canada for the foreseeable future (whatever that means in the days of COVID-19!), I have decided to run a regular feature called “Bet U Didn’t Know I Was [A] Canadian!” The corny but cute BUDKIWAC will one day be a household acronym.  The objective of...
The Unbearable Weight of Complicity

The Unbearable Weight of Complicity

We are so broken that we cannot respond usefully to the brokenness of our society.  Some of us are still so affected by a past regime that actively disenfranchised us, that to this day we react, or fail to react, from a psychological position of disempowerment.  Some...