So, many of you have probably heard about Sharon Osbourne’s “explain racism to me” rant on “The Talk” last week. And there’s a lot I could say about it but I’m going to try to stay focused on two things: How ignorant it is to keep demanding explanations of racism and how toxic it is …
Three things happened recently that seemed to pull focus from almost every other newsworthy event. First, the Hasbro company changed the name of Mr. Potato Head to a simple, gender-free, title-free Potato Head. Second, Disney decided to put disclaimers on the episodes of The Muppet Show that “includes negative depictions and/or mistreatment of people or …
One thing that has become clear to me in recent years: Between the Trump years in general and the gross incompetence of handling COVID in the United States specifically, leadership matters. The people in charge of making critical decisions that impact our lives must be capable of critical thought and thinking outside of their political …