In New York City, it’s up 14%. Up 27% in Houston and up 30% in the City of Brotherly Love. In the City of Angels, it is up 41%. And in Chicago, it is up a whopping 85%. Depending on our perspectives, we could try guessing the activity. Car thefts…

As an elementary school student, I spent my time in two places. On the baseball field and in the library. While I didn’t know I was dyslexic at the time, I did realize that the more I read, the easier it would be for me to get through school. …

We often talk about how important it is to learn from our nation’s history. We even throw around overused phrases like “those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it.” Unfortunately, we often do so believing we can just teach a history of rainbows, unicorns, and lollipops. We…

Compassion … with accountability. It isn’t every non-profit organization that can put such a statement forward as its mantra. For Life After Hate, though, it is a statement that reflects our commitment, our passion, and our work. Those who have known Life After Hate since 2011 may have noticed that…

Americans just do not know their history. Yes, we’ve suspected this for quite some time. Now that the much-anticipated NAEP U.S. history scores are out, what we suspected is now proven true. Eighth grade history knowledge is now at its lowest levels in 30 years. This shouldn’t come as a…

Hate is the most powerful emotion we face. Hate driven by fear, doubly so. If we look to the Old Testament, we can see the strength of fear-driven hate in Psalms, in calls for vengeance and the need to hate one’s enemies. Those who allow their hate to manifest itself…

As a society, we like to talk about the need to combat intolerance. Despite all of this talk, though, we still seem to be fairly tolerant of antisemitism. When tropes and hate are expressed by people like Kanye West and Kyrie Irving, we hear the excuses and the justifications for…

We often credit the TV series The West Wing with being a harbinger of politics in the United States, with the later seasons foreseeing the optimism and potential of the Obama Administration. …

Practical experiences or formal classroom learning? For today’s college students, which is more valuable as they look toward life after graduation? A few years ago, I was fortunate enough to speak to a large group of Latino students at my alma mater, the University of Virginia. That evening, those students…