To Change Someone’s Beliefs, Resist the Urge to Debunk
Happy Thanksgiving. Good luck to all who travel. Good luck to all who sit through a dinner with people you fundamentally disagree …
Personal space and knowing when you are being bullied
Everyone has a personal space, an instinctive protective zone. We’re always jostling to maintain our own space and to navigate around others’, …
How to talk about gun safety
Step one: Say “gun safety.” There is no benefit to be having a rights discussion when people can legally get semi-automatic weapons, …
Women’s self-defense, bystander intervention: both needed, but different
With the pandemic came an increasing number of hate crimes, particularly in relation to Asian people (and particularly women). The cluster of …
How to deal with stereotypes
Scot Lehigh, columnist for the Boston Globe, found himself at a loss for words when a fellow hotel guest started speaking in …