This post has been a long time coming. Many people in my world are fundamentally reptilian. This largely accounts for their social marginalization. The question is how to, for want of a better word, humanize them.

Stress in low-income families can affect children’s learning I am very excited about this. This is, as far as I know, the first study to attempt to measure the degree of chaos in the home. The researchers in an earlier-mentioned study (Related: Poor children have smaller brains) speculated that “poor families tend to live more chaotic lives, and that stress could inhibit healthy brain development.” The current study seems to indicate that it is directly so. As of this writi

This is the third of three posts about entitlement: 04/19 – “Entitlement(s): Attitude and policy” 04/26 – “How I became homeless” Today – “When needs are met” I have no trouble sharing my candy, when I have plenty. Jim Snyder even offers people cigarettes, when he has plenty. When needs are met, one becomes generous. Until needs are met, one will be selfish. And it’s a good thing: I got in the fix I’m in via decades of trying to be unselfish, and I need to reverse that now.