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![AVAILABLE ON PODCAST Anchor.fm Spotify iTunes In the wake of recent events regarding the tragic death of George Floyd and the ensuing protests, this letter seems more relevant than […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-06-13-at-6.20.43-PM-36x36.png "On Becoming Sheepdogs, a Modern Fable")
On Becoming Sheepdogs, a Modern Fable
Posted on June 13, 2020 | 1 CommentAVAILABLE ON PODCAST Anchor.fm Spotify iTunes In the wake of recent events regarding the tragic death of George Floyd and the ensuing protests, this letter seems more relevant than […]
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![AVAILABLE ON PODCAST SPOTIFY ITUNES ANCHOR.FM THE TROLLEY PROBLEM The Trolley thought experiment, first put forth by the philosopher Philippa Foot, pits two schools of moral thought against each other: […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Screen-Shot-2020-04-17-at-10.13.35-PM-36x36.png "Are We Killing the Fat Man? The Corona Trolley Dilemma")
Are We Killing the Fat Man? The Corona Trolley Dilemma
Posted on April 18, 2020 | 14 CommentsAVAILABLE ON PODCAST SPOTIFY ITUNES ANCHOR.FM THE TROLLEY PROBLEM The Trolley thought experiment, first put forth by the philosopher Philippa Foot, pits two schools of moral thought against each other: […]
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![AVAILABLE ON PODCAST Spotify Anchor.fm iTunes Today’s letter is for high school seniors, for my son and his classmates, for my friends’ children, for Andrew and for Allie and for […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Screen-Shot-2020-03-23-at-6.52.13-PM-36x36.png "For the Class of 2020 During the Pandemic, a Poem and a Mother’s Wish")
For the Class of 2020 During the Pandemic, a Poem and a Mother’s Wish
Posted on March 23, 2020 | 4 CommentsAVAILABLE ON PODCAST Spotify Anchor.fm iTunes Today’s letter is for high school seniors, for my son and his classmates, for my friends’ children, for Andrew and for Allie and for […]
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![A panel of speakers discussed the Common Core this week at the New Canaan Library with a room full of concerned citizens. Connecticut adopted verbatim the new standards in 2010 as a means […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Common-Core-115x115.jpg "Common Core in Connecticut: Bureaucracy Beats Democracy")
Common Core in Connecticut: Bureaucracy Beats Democracy
Posted on November 17, 2014 | No CommentsA panel of speakers discussed the Common Core this week at the New Canaan Library with a room full of concerned citizens. Connecticut adopted verbatim the new standards in 2010 as a means […] -
![The faculty of University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) College of Letters and Sciences voted Friday a close 332 to 303, with 24 blank ballots, in a move toward forcing […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/UCLA_Bruins2-115x115.jpg "UCLA today: Students take ‘diversity’ and skip history")
UCLA today: Students take ‘diversity’ and skip history
Posted on November 7, 2014 | No CommentsThe faculty of University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) College of Letters and Sciences voted Friday a close 332 to 303, with 24 blank ballots, in a move toward forcing […] -
![Election results are in. A news anchor announced last night that Congressman Michael Grimm from Staten Island won reelection, though he faces 20 counts of fraud and a pending federal indictment. Then she asked, […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Don_Quixote_Tilting_At_Whitehouse_Flag-115x115.jpg "Don Quixote’s Advice for the New Congress")
Don Quixote’s Advice for the New Congress
Posted on November 6, 2014 | No CommentsElection results are in. A news anchor announced last night that Congressman Michael Grimm from Staten Island won reelection, though he faces 20 counts of fraud and a pending federal indictment. Then she asked, […] -
![I kept reading The Goldfinch for several reasons: it was my reading group’s selection, I had to facilitate the discussion, and it won the Pulitzer for Fiction. This became the kind of book […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Goldfinch-Fabritius-115x115.jpg "The GoldFinch – Donna Tartt – Spew-litzer Prize Study in Victimology")
The GoldFinch – Donna Tartt – Spew-litzer Prize Study in Victimology
Posted on November 5, 2014 | 2 CommentsI kept reading The Goldfinch for several reasons: it was my reading group’s selection, I had to facilitate the discussion, and it won the Pulitzer for Fiction. This became the kind of book […] -
![Don Quixote himself will answer this question, and I promise to relate such counsel as faithfully as this modern, wretched hand will permit. You may ask, “Who cares what Quixote […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Don-quixote-115x115.jpg "What would Don Quixote do? Quixote on Families and Greatness")
What would Don Quixote do? Quixote on Families and Greatness
Posted on November 3, 2014 | No CommentsDon Quixote himself will answer this question, and I promise to relate such counsel as faithfully as this modern, wretched hand will permit. You may ask, “Who cares what Quixote […] -
![If you were wondering why college graduates are struggling to find jobs, this explains part of the problem. Many colleges don’t require core subjects like U.S. government/history, literature, and mathematics. Instead, […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Brown_university_robinson_hall_2009a-115x115.jpg "Why Colleges Are Failing Our Students – Harvard Gets a “D” and Brown Gets an “F”")
Why Colleges Are Failing Our Students – Harvard Gets a “D” and Brown Gets an “F”
Posted on October 19, 2014 | No CommentsIf you were wondering why college graduates are struggling to find jobs, this explains part of the problem. Many colleges don’t require core subjects like U.S. government/history, literature, and mathematics. Instead, […] -
![Hurry up. Last Days in Vietnam is playing in Pelham, New York until Thursday, October 16. Book your tickets online [Link for tickets], because the screening room only has 12 seats. We watched the documentary with […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Saigon-Embassy-115x115.jpg "“Who goes? who gets left behind?” – Last Days in Vietnam")
“Who goes? who gets left behind?” – Last Days in Vietnam
Posted on October 14, 2014 | No CommentsHurry up. Last Days in Vietnam is playing in Pelham, New York until Thursday, October 16. Book your tickets online [Link for tickets], because the screening room only has 12 seats. We watched the documentary with […] -
![Exhausted and losing, the Viking girls huddled on the court and referring to their opponents, team captain Idalis Figueroa said, “That’s not who we are. At King we believe in […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/King-Huddle-115x115.jpg "High School Sports: Vulgarity vs. Virtue")
High School Sports: Vulgarity vs. Virtue
Posted on October 12, 2014 | No CommentsExhausted and losing, the Viking girls huddled on the court and referring to their opponents, team captain Idalis Figueroa said, “That’s not who we are. At King we believe in […] -
![I will never forget standing at my desk in the White House; my young assistant coming to me and saying that a plane had hit the World Trade Center, and […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Condi-Rice-Speech-115x115.jpg "Condoleezza Rice warns “Terrorists are not tired” at her Thayer Award Reception")
Condoleezza Rice warns “Terrorists are not tired” at her Thayer Award Reception
Posted on October 9, 2014 | No CommentsI will never forget standing at my desk in the White House; my young assistant coming to me and saying that a plane had hit the World Trade Center, and […] -
![Simple steps to improve bloated writing In a digital world, many people only know you through your writing. At work and in your personal life, social media extends our […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/T-shirt-cliche-115x115.jpg "Cut the Flab, a Writing Primer")
Cut the Flab, a Writing Primer
Posted on October 3, 2014 | No CommentsSimple steps to improve bloated writing In a digital world, many people only know you through your writing. At work and in your personal life, social media extends our […]