Social Articles & Essays

Social

On Trans & Queer Issues: Collected thoughts on Queer & Trans political and social direction. ( 6105 words)
Secrets and the Hazards of Trying To Please Others and other essays on identity: Essays on being ourselves versus getting along with others. A question I left unanswered, and ponderings on why. ( 3207 words)
Periisms: What experience took far too long to teach me. ( 961 words)
You don't need to apologize...: We are better focusing in real problems today, than apologizing for the wrongs done by prior generations. ( 499 words)
A variation on the fishing proverb: What if he refuses to learn how to fish? ( 337 words)
On fairness: Unfairness on the surface may be less so when examined in aggregation. ( 1000 words)
On Comparing & Contrasting: Comparing non-equivalent things is not malicious, it's how some of us think. ( 1025 words)
If you were going to do it, it would already be done: People are good at making excuses. When it comes to getting things done, how can you tell justification from excuse, promise from empty words? ( 1433 words)
Advice for Suitors: Perette’s thoughts on the mismatch of those looking for fantasy versus real-life relationships, and suggestions for those making the transition to real-life. ( 2479 words)
The Three Kinds of Problems: On the 3 kinds of problems: acute problems, hassles, and irritants. ( 1097 words)
Bullshitting: Speaking Politically: An exploration into saying things in different ways, and how it's as much what you say as how you say it. But what if you don't want to play the game? ( 1582 words)
Entertainment vs. News: What will we pay?: We pay a lot to be entertained. But what will we pay for staying informed? ( 925 words)
Internet Overload: David Shenk and others have discussed 'information overload' in their books, and here I assemble my thoughts and experience on the issue. ( 8499 words)
Marketing Perette: A comparison of writing styles describing Perette as a study in marketing speak. ( 852 words)
Anderson Avenue: Taking your clothes off in two different venues: a comparison of societal attitudes. ( 648 words)
Congratulations, MBA!: An open letter to the MBAs as Price Rite congratulating them on the efficacy of their efforts to save on labor costs. ( 864 words)
Race & Policing in American: An allegory for the way policing of Black folk has been handled in America. ( 1325 words)
Workers vs. Heroes in America: Why is everyone a hero in America? ( 1608 words)