Stereotypes. This is a concept we’re all familiar with. Yet like other important ideas, it deserves re-evaluation from time to[…]
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Globally Speaking, All Americans are Privileged
U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa of California is the target of much anger today for his CNN conversation on income[…]
Read moreArusha, Tanzania: The Streets, The College Campus, The Food Market
Last week was a lengthy word story, this week is a story of pictures. As covered last week, on my[…]
Read moreShould You Circumcise Your Son?
Circumcision is an issue that triggers sharp and divided responses because it addresses the most personal and deep aspects of[…]
Read moreInterracial Romance
Interracial dating is a topic with as much curiosity for some as attraction for others as distaste for yet some[…]
Read moreInterview with a Minnesota Man Who Went to North Korea
Recently, I interviewed Jim. Jim is unlike most travelers. He likes to see places that most people wouldn’t. In 2010,[…]
Read moreStomping Ground Culture, part 1
If you’d asked me before about the culture of northern Minnesota, or America even, I’d have suggested it better described[…]
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