Some Things That Need to be Said

It has often been said that people say a lot while saying very little. That goes to show that if we just keep doing the same things, then nothing will change. It could also be said that if we change the way we do things, then we can change the way things are. Here I will say some things that can be said about everything and probably say everything that can be said about some other things.

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Intersectionality and Equity for Abortion Rights: A Modest Proposal

Alabama House Bill 314 aka Human Life Protection Act, and colloquially known as the Heartbeat Bill or abortion ban, has stirred up a lot of controversy since it passed in May of 2019. Abortion is possibly the most divisive issue in the modern U.S. – maybe surpassed only by immigration, which the right sees as preserving our culture and the left sees as racism. What if I were to tell you that both of these issues could be easily solved?

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Cleaning Up Our Orbiting Debris Could Give Us All More Hours in a Day

There is a lot of debris left in space from our activities up there. It makes it very difficult to put satellites or astronauts into orbit. There is also the problem that there isn’t nearly enough time in the day to get everything done that we want to get done. What if I were to tell you that we can fix both of these seemingly disparate problems with one simple solution?

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