My father was a complicated man. We like to believe that who we are is shaped by the collection of a thousand experiences over time, and while I am sure there was much that made the man, there were but two that consumed him. His father abandoned him as a child, and his mother diedContinue reading “Making America Fail Again”
Category Archives: Politics
Mitch
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A Most Powerful Adversary
The reeducation of Donald Trump.
Pain in Paradise: Florida, OxyContin, and the Complexity of Healing
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Beyond Harm and Circles: Reimagining Restorative Justice
What is restorative justice? Although not explicitly confined, the practice and framework generally center around repairing harm in the aftermath of a crime and repairing this harm via dialogue between parties impacted (Van Ness & Strong, 2015). While measuring success can be an ambiguous endeavor, a growing body of research suggests that restorative justice throughContinue reading “Beyond Harm and Circles: Reimagining Restorative Justice”
The Griddle 