Irrelevant Wisdom (in brief)

Senior editor at Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollin's Children's Books. I have a blog, but I (almost) never write on it, so this is the short version with things I find interesting, important, or cool.

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Fear and Empathy After Electing Trump

Fear and Empathy After Electing Trump

JMIC Strongly Condemns All Acts of Terrorism. Every day, I walk past a sign that bears these words. It hangs on the gate of a mosque on the corner of my street, a big yellow banner with bold, black type. I rush past it in the morning when I’m late to catch my train, and stroll past it on my way home after a long day. I exchange “good mornings” and smiles and head nods with people walking in and…

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Darius Simpson & Scout Bostley - “Lost Voices” (CUPSI 2015)

“But to tell me you know my pain is to stab yourself in the leg because you saw me get shot. We have two different wounds, and looking at yours does nothing to heal mine.”

Performing for EMU at the 2015 College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational. Subscribe to Button on YouTube!

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Tragic.

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Fiscal sense.

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Climate Change Denial Disorder

Ed Begley Jr. helps introduce a radical new treatment that promises to cure those afflicted with Climate Change Denial Disorder (CCDD).

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What Makes Indiana's Religious-Freedom Law Different?

The new state law has been publicly sold with the claim that it is “nothing new,” but shows every sign of having been carefully designed to put new obstacles in the path of equality.

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“Reading is the ultimate form of empathy. Kids who are exposed to stories from a young age are more likely to carry empathy in their hearts — without even being aware of it.”--Matt de la Peña

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One of my favorite YA authors.

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Really great piece by Shannon Hale.

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We really do have crazies in our government (see 4th and 5th paragraphs).

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Even Walmart (hopefully) understands the economic sense of raising its minimum wage.

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The backlash over LBJ's portrayal in Selma is garbage. This movie is tremendous.

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I forgot to post this when I first read it, so I'm sharing it now . . .

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Great read.

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Good read.