Ten-year-olds massacred in their classrooms. Elders and community members gunned down at a supermarket with “Friendly” in its name. Two recent additions to a list so long, it makes us gasp. Mass shootings, many of them hate crimes, have become a horrifying reality – and a distinctly American one. So why does this keep happening? Because those who profit from gun sales have inordinate power in our rigged system. And, importantly, because those who benefit from the status quo try to convince … [Read more...]
Did NY Times Ethicists Get a Sneak Peak at My Novel?
A past acquaintance rape, a political candidate, a pesky reporter, a friend with a moral dilemma – these are all ingredients of my novel. And they were also the subject of a recent Ethicist column in the Sunday New York Times magazine. The letter-writer focused on one question only: “Do I Have to Tell About a Co-Worker’s Rape?” The political candidate wasn’t the rapist (unlike in my novel) and may never have known about the assault. The intern who was raped did tell higher-up’s in the … [Read more...]