Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is frequently noted to have said that eleven o’clock on Sunday morning is the most segregated hour of the week. It probably holds true for racial segregation among churchgoers, but if you’re looking for the pinnacle of segregation based on gender or sex, it’s all about location,...

Our city recently experienced an empiric social experiment. In a nutshell: To resolve personal discomfort, an elected representative demanded action that threatened citizens’ rights. First amendment protection deflated the demand, eliminated the threat, and the pending battle of wills evaporated. Good things happened. The experiment brought city cultural institutions together, new members and...

My 12-year-old self believed some things that I don’t believe now. My unmarried, non-parent self understood things that I understand quite differently now. My medical student self knew some things that turned out to be crazy mistaken. I think it’s pretty cool that what I think will change over time....

Fifteen adults. One teen. One infant. Four generations. All gathered for Thanksgiving dinner.