Tragic acts of violence often lay bare the gap between what a system claims to be and what it actually enables. In the story ...

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I met Minal at a retreat center in rural England in March 2023, and we became fast friends. We were there to attend a Buddhist course, with six other women from different parts of the world. Over the ...

In the last 50 years, women have been seeking gender equality. We have been moving into the public sphere reserved for men since the Industrial Revolution of the late 1800s, continually pushing for ...

I recently broke the cardinal rule of a peaceful online existence: Don’t get into arguments on social media. In general, it’s a rule I follow assiduously in order to stay sane. But this time…this time ...

This post is in response to Free Speech vs. Hate Speech By Elizabeth J. Meyer Ph.D. This month I learned that a controversial speaker was scheduled to come to my university’s campus. He often insults ...