As many people know, I am not a fan of relentless positive psychology and thinking. Perhaps it has something to do with my suspicion of binaries in general. I also don’t like it when people tell me to smile, diss people who are quiet, and generally link positivity to success and a happy life. Those…

This question of judgement continues to occupy me. This could easily be the legal variety of judging, one where an authority – a judge, a police officer – determines whether a person breaks a law or causes harm to their surroundings. Someone with a high level of authority can determine how long a prison sentence…

A few months ago on my ride to Center City on the Chestnut Hill West line, my ride became suddenly interrupted by splashes of hot pink, orange and green over grass, concrete and abandoned buildings.  Figuring this was additional graffiti by artists in the city, I mostly turned my nose up at the hideous clash…