
Pushing Rocks

Indigenous Peoples Day and the Italian Medici Family
The night before Indigenous Peoples Day, I reflected on what was evoked for me. Indigenous People’s Day, formally recognized by President Biden also happened to be the last day of the Medici Portraits and Politics 1312-1570 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, so I went and continued my reflections.

On Why the Femicidal Stranglehold in Texas is Essential to the Fossil Fuel Economy
September 8, 2021 is Rosh Hashanah, a time of renewal after atonement which begins a new year. It comes this year after Labor Day, intended to let those who work, rest. I have written this before all three: atonement, rest and renewal.