Much of the world remains in the thrall of Covid-19.  Not only are loved ones dying and large numbers of people unemployed, but depression is on the rise.  To glean positive news from this situation requires contortions of the mind comparable to the physical feats of a performer at

If you’ve returned to this blog page more than once, congratulations.  You’re an intelligent reader.  At least, that’s what my computer’s editor says.  When I compose, I’m forever being red flagged for sentences that are too long and paragraphs that are too complex.  So

Tasllima Nasrin is a woman without a country. Born in Bangladesh, she fled her native land in 1993 because religious fundamentalists threatened her, a physician who wrote about feminine oppression. Abused as a child, her work touches not only upon gender inequality, but also on freedo