Can one consider controversy without falling into it?

Powerful people get away with things. That's one way to demonstrate their difference from the rest of us.

The greatest barrier to women's advance in the public world of action has been their acquiescence in the idea that they don't belong out there.

a problem that presents itself as a dilemma carries an unfortunate prescription: to argue instead of act.

we expect definitions to tell us not only what is, but what to do about it; to show us how the world fits together and how its different parts connect and work. ... A label is the first step toward action.

Humor is an antidote to isolation.

Whatever class and race divergences exist, top cats are tom cats.