Archive
Besides his books, Bill has written a variety of poems, short stories, opinion pieces, and more.
Childcare…a distraction?
Public education is Vermont’s largest and best investment. And by re-imagining it as a publicly financed continuum of learning, we could deepen its value and cost-effectiveness. In today’s world, where...
The Long Road to Acceptance
Pilgrims fleeing religious persecution in Europe made up the first great American in-migration. Lincoln ended the bitter debate on slavery with the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, leading a century later...
Stepping Outside this Insular Nation
We are outside security. Through thick glass, we watch our son hoist his backpack into the X-ray machine and wait to be summoned by the TSA agent through the metal...
Vermont Needs a Human Library
The Human Library movement has been with us since 2000. Human libraries have opened on six continents, with libraries in Louisiana and Indiana in this country and in Denmark, Ireland, France, England,...
Will Artificial Intelligence make human life better or business more profitable?
I struggle with the concept of artificial intelligence(AI). Perhaps because in my 77 years I’ve had to cope with what intelligence I can perceive and distill from teachers, friends, art,...
That Newcomb Cartoon
Schubart Cartoon by Noted Illustrator and Artist Oscar Wright The recent vilification of Tim Newcomb’s cartoon portraying a convertible with former Governor Madeleine May Kunin at the wheel, driving passengers...
