Crafts can provide people with a valuable grounding in math and science; do you still think they’re worthless?
On girlie crafts, math, and science
Blogging Against Disablism: Racialised disability employment numbers
Why are disabled people of colour, especially Black people, so much more likely to be unemployed?
Don’t put authors on pedestals — it ends badly for everyone
The danger in hero worship is that when authors fall, they fall hard, and it makes a mess that could have been avoided by admitting that authors are human.
On social contracture and ‘safe’ art
With social contractures comes a redefinition of what is ‘safe,’ and that hits creative people hard.
Spotted owls and Sophie’s choices
The debate over how to handle spotted owls highlights tensions in conservation, animal welfare, and ecology communities.
Perhaps we should be admitting our past mistakes
As we agonize over how to reach people who think differently than we do, maybe we should be talking about our own wrong thinking and changes of heart.
Of course NIMBYs want a housing crisis
Let’s have a little chat about the NIMBY-driven housing crisis—and how it directly benefits NIMBYs in more ways than the obvious.
Diverse experiences are about more than hardship
With an increase in diverse fiction, can we finally get some representations that are about something other than hardship?
Are you suuuure that policy is a good idea?
So a proposed policy looks sensible and helpful. Is it really? Here are some things to think about when evaluating policy proposals.
Nature is an intrinsically valuable resource
As we engage in a bitter debate over national resources and public commons, it’s important to take a step back and remember that nature on its own has an intrinsic value and worth.