It was never about winning the case; it was about refusing to remain silent — When I first began hearing about the details in the relationship between these two celebrities, my first reaction was sympathy for Johnny Depp: I know from experience that, as a man, when an ex-romantic partner publicly discusses personal details of your relationship that portray you in a negative light, you…

Many of us think we are — here’s how to know for sure — It’s called “the Wobegon effect” — after the fictional Lake Wobegon, where “all the children are well-behaved, the women are good-looking, and the men are rich.” We all have a tendency to over-estimate our own abilities and under-estimate our shortcomings; in reality, in every category, almost half of us are…

Every day, a physician in America commits suicide. Dr. Deelshad Joomun became the first female interventional nephrologist in the United States. She cared deeply & passionately about her work, having dedicated her life to helping others, motivated not by profit or fame but by the strength of her conviction &…

Sifting through the ashes in search of gold I’ve never known real love. Filial love — love from my parents, love to my sons — yes. Universal love — the kind our Creator feels for all creation — well, kinda by definition, yes. Erotic, sexual love, infatuation, puppy love, brotherly…

A law that does not account for the circumstances of how it came to be broken is not upholding justice, but creating injustice “There can be no justice so long as law is absolute. Even life itself is an exercise in exceptions.” — Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard in Star…