Like other abolitionists, I long for safety beyond punishment and policing; accountability beyond shaming and surveillance. But here’s why “Defund the Police,” by itself, won’t give us the safety, peace, and justice we’re after.

Don’t miss the video interview excerpt with Brené Brown, a world-leading researcher on shame, courage, and vulnerability.

It appears I’m going through a phase of fascination with men and masculinity.

And the way my brain is set up: curiosity loves a strange hypothetical.

As climate collapses, democracy disintegrates, teen suicides rise, and social wounds fester, I believe we can learn from our friends the migratory monarch butterflies. Perhaps, like them, we are called to evolve a super generation — capable of covering a miraculous amount of ground in one lifetime.

Sixteen months into owning my first house, I notice I often feel divided about what it means to care for a home. Sometimes anxious and obsessive, sometimes wanting to give up and escape.