O'Keeffe Woodworks

In the fifty years since Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech in Washington, DC, African Americans have made some great strides in education, political representation, and voter turnout. In other areas, it’s like nothing has changed. Sadly, I hear white people occasionally voicing frustration over continued discussions of discrimination, opportunity, or racism in America. … [read more]

I am troubled this week. Troubled about war and needless death. But troubled all the more by the “civilized” world’s lack of any new perspective on what to do when we have major conflicts. I see us acting out ancient and very fundamentalist reactions on a global scale, that still don’t work. Recently the notion … [read more]

J Edgar Hoover was one of the most divisive and anti-American figures in our history. It would be difficult to find someone who did more to subvert the Constitution, break the law at the highest governmental levels, and strip citizens of their rights, than Hoover. Don’t take my word for it. Read his story. It … [read more]

What motivates individuals and groups is much simpler than we often portray. Our choices and biases, goals and fears are often right at the surface of risk, reward and aversion. Sometimes, because of those motivations, we as individuals or groups have an additional motivation: to try to mask what really is driving us, while contriving … [read more]