I told myself I wouldn't write about the Google memo. The situation followed a drearily predictable script -- guy writes something arguably sexist, it goes public, outrage erupts, company fires him, he becomes a martyr for the MRA cause, etc. -- and I didn't want to have anything to do with it.There's something that bothered me though... As I understand it, the (now former) … [Read more...] about How Not to Change Your Employer’s Culture
A Professional Ethicist Responds to Trump’s Remarks About Charlottesville
Over the weekend there were some public gatherings of white nationalists in Charlottesville, Virginia. These were met by counter-protesters, and some of the encounters between the groups got violent. The worst violence came on Saturday, when someone identified with the white nationalist movement deliberately drove their car into a crowd of protesters, killing one and … [Read more...] about A Professional Ethicist Responds to Trump’s Remarks About Charlottesville
I Guess Racism Isn’t Quite Over…
Almost nine years ago, right after Barack Obama was elected President, I wrote: [W]e now know how the story of American racism ends: The racists get their asses kicked. Racism won’t vanish in a week or a year or even a decade, but it will vanish. Barack Obama’s victory is a clear message to all the hardcore racists out there—the KKK, the Nazis, Stormfront: It’s over. You’ve … [Read more...] about I Guess Racism Isn’t Quite Over…
Cabbage Day [Updated]
So the other day my friend Leo got a call from his cardiologist confirming an appointment. As I've mentioned before (post 1, post 2), Leo and his father are staying with us while Leo recovers from heart problems and a stroke. We had set up an appointment with his cardiologist for last Friday in preparation for heart surgery, but according to the call he received, the … [Read more...] about Cabbage Day [Updated]
Fun and Games With the Sick and Elderly
It's been a little over a month since my friend Leo had heart failure and a stroke, and things have been very busy around here. As I mentioned, Leo had been planning to go into the hospital for heart surgery for a while, and since he was the sole caregiver for his 87-year old father, we had been planning that I would help take care of him by visiting him every other day.At … [Read more...] about Fun and Games With the Sick and Elderly