“All warfare is based on deception” —Sun Tzu, The Art of War Last week, a strange video came out with symbolism and a chant that made President Trump look like the Antichrist to those who know the Bible. When I first saw the news, it sounded as if it were…
“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your…
“There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.” —George Santayana We have more alternatives today than any people ever in the history of humanity. As such, people believe they can choose their own realities and shape their own destinies. I spent some time this week…
“When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years.” —Mark Twain Last weekend, I visited my son in…
My presentation went well, but not as well as I would have liked. I forgot to say certain things, and I totally blanked on my last critical sentence. “As Maya Angelou said…” I fumbled around searching for it in my head. “Oh goodness, she said…oh goodness, she said…” My slides…
I entered the dermatologist’s office with mild trepidation, having never had a total-body skin check before. Like many professional women here in Malaysia, the doctor was wearing a beige head covering, a tudong (Malay word for “cover”) with a matching jilbab (a long and loose-fit coat or outer garment). Her…
I’ve been mostly silent on the BLM movement because of the violence I see in the media, but I’m going to be brave and take a chance here to express my opinion with people I know. When I was in 4th grade, the schools were desegregated, so for 5th and…
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