Arguments rarely change opinions; stories sometimes can. Maureen Dowd, in her New York Times piece, "Donald Trump, Our Foundering Father", describes how she and her Trump-loving brother recently visited the "Founding Friends, Founding Foes" tour at Monticello where people could explore their divergent, fraught political relationships as Jefferson and Adams did back in the … [Read more...] about Filmmaker Ken Burns Believes Stories Change Minds.
With many advantages in life, who told me I couldn’t?
People ask me why I made a film about people of color who were homeless, hungry, abused, discriminated against, former child farm laborers and immigrants. What could I possibly have in common with them? I’ve asked myself countless times over the ten long, arduous and self-esteem-eroding years it’s taken to get the film done. What do I have in common with the people … [Read more...] about With many advantages in life, who told me I couldn’t?
Success On The Spectrum
By: Joshua Pitney. As an autistic person growing up, I was told many times, in many ways, that I couldn’t. I thought I couldn’t make friends. It was challenging for me to make friends due to my introverted nature and reliance on special interests to strike up conversations. Eventually, I learned to integrate my interests into other topics to keep conversations going and … [Read more...] about Success On The Spectrum