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ABC’s Democratic Debate
I had a hard time falling asleep last night after ABC’s Democratic Debate. Had Charlie Gibson and George Stephanopoulos really spent almost half the debate asking trivial, relentlessly rehashed gotcha...
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We Begin Today
Less than ten hours after Barack Obama has won the presidency of the United States, it is already a cliché to call this moment historic. There is so much I am feeling and thinking this morning, so much...
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Help Create a Humane World With Change.gov
Want to do something MOGO (Most Good)? Want to help create a MOGO world? The Obama administration has launched www.change.gov, inviting your ideas. Please share your knowledge, vision, and practical...
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For a Truly New and Better World, We Must Change Destructive Systems
So much rides on tomorrow’s inauguration of Barack Obama as President of the United States. There are so many hopes wrapped up in the promise of his administration, but as we have already seen during...
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After the Inauguration: Let’s Embrace Responsibility
Thomas Friedman has an opinion piece in the New York Times today, which discusses the tremendous challenges to systemic change embedded in our constitution and politics. On the heels of my previous...
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Harvard Publication Seeks Student Essays About Obama’s Impact on Education
What kind of impact will the new President of the U.S. have on the education of our nation’s youth? The Harvard Education Review is seeking essays from K-12 students on the theme of “What will Barack...
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“Obama the Socialist”? It’s Time to Stop Name-Calling
I have a friend who identifies himself as a libertarian-leaning Republican. We engaged in many heated debates during the election season, and he’s not happy with Obama’s presidency thus far. He keeps...
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The Obama Family in Bar Harbor
In a previous blog post I wrote about spending my birthday hiking 13 miles over 9 peaks in Acadia National Park. What I didn’t mention was that we had heard that the Obamas, scheduled to be in Acadia...
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