I’m a perpetuator of the very system I seek to dismantle.
Author Archives: Raz
Short Stories: Wakeup Call on a Red Eye
Sometimes, things don’t work out the way we want them to.
Protection
Yes, I want to protect you from the world, but I also want to protect the world from you.
Of Goliaths and Genocide
The economics of emotional capital
Ken
I found myself uncomfortable in the topic and yet somehow so comfortable around this stranger.
One Thousand Four Hundred Sixty-One Days
There’s much more to voting than casting your ballot.
What if the president really is a very stable genus?
Early in the morning on January 6, 2018, the president took to the new era bully pulpit, Twitter, to defend his mental stability. In an infamous tweetstorm, one which coined a future book title, he proudly labeled himself, among other things, “a very stable genius.” Like many of his tweets it was met with wide-rangingContinue reading “What if the president really is a very stable genus?”
I’m Losing Faith in my Faith
You know the term “cradle Catholic?” I’ve never understood whether that was meant as praise or insult. Perhaps it’s neutral. But I am a cradle Catholic. Born into a Catholic family, I was baptized in the Catholic church, attended CCD and a Catholic college, served in the youth group in the Catholic church as anContinue reading “I’m Losing Faith in my Faith”
What We Cannot Learn from Data
In the context of George Floyd’s horrific murder, I’m realizing how little I understand and how little I understood. As our country experiences cyclical repetition, I’m learning the importance of being antiracist. I’m also learning the immeasurable value of listening, of education, of reading, and of learning. And I’m understanding that I’ll never fully understandContinue reading “What We Cannot Learn from Data”
Why I’m Troubled by the Argument to Reopen
The ongoing debate between public health and economic stability is incredibly perplexing, and I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t somewhere stuck in the middle, with a constantly shifting perspective. Each day, more people lose their lives to COVID-19 complications, and countless others are rendered jobless or unable to make rent payments in theContinue reading “Why I’m Troubled by the Argument to Reopen”
