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Half the Sky

Random Thoughts, The SOLD Project,

The Other Half of the Sky

If you peruse the various organizations that combat sex trafficking, you will usually find a consistent narrative that the women and children are victims.  The men are evil.

Hard to argue with that.

But … here’s where I’m going to get into trouble.  If we’re really going to solve the issue, we need to understand the motivations behind the perpetrators.  What drives these sick, depraved men?

I’m not smart enough to answer that question.  But I do think we need to ask it more often.  An understanding of the issue shouldn’t stop with the simplistic narrative that we’re given by …

Book Reviews,

Favorite Books of 2010

I have read about 90 books in 2010 (here’s the complete list). That might be my personal record. Taking October off contributed to the total because I had so much time to read!

Deciding on my favorite is difficult because it is hard to compare a novel with, say, a biography. So here are a few categories — completely made up from my imagination — that helped me sort them.

The “This book should be considered by the Pulitzer Prize people” Category: The Hawk & the Dove, by Nicholas Thompson. A brilliant book that explores the …