Category: Identity

May 13, 2014

Are Indian tribes sovereign nations?

To talk about Native Americans only in terms of others, is to suggest that we don’t have talk about American Indians themselves, as people who are worthy of our full attention.

April 21, 2014

Can there be a world without borders?

If we no longer defined people by their heritage, how would we describe them?

February 18, 2014

What is humanity’s greatest invention?

We don’t think of Shabbat as a human invention because we think of inventions as things not time.

February 11, 2014

Do cities create their own unhappiness?

What if urban design doesn’t just contain violence, but creates it, encourages it, facilitates it?

February 5, 2014

Who decides if something is offensive?

is there not a difference between someone finding something offensive and something actually being offensive?

December 9, 2013

What is happiness?

Happiness is one of those words that we use without any precision at all.

September 27, 2013

What’s wrong with North Dakota?

December 11, 2012

Guest Post: Can we be happy before we reach our goals?

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Category: Identity

Are Indian tribes sovereign nations?

To talk about Native Americans only in terms of others, is to suggest that we don’t have talk about American Indians themselves, as people who are worthy of our full attention.

Can there be a world without borders?

If we no longer defined people by their heritage, how would we describe them?

What is humanity’s greatest invention?

We don’t think of Shabbat as a human invention because we think of inventions as things not time.

Do cities create their own unhappiness?

What if urban design doesn’t just contain violence, but creates it, encourages it, facilitates it?

Who decides if something is offensive?

is there not a difference between someone finding something offensive and something actually being offensive?

What is happiness?

Happiness is one of those words that we use without any precision at all.

What’s wrong with North Dakota?

Guest Post: Can we be happy before we reach our goals?