The Outcast

A child runs with a kite.

Rip Off the Damn Labels

When it comes to children, we must rip off the damn labels. There are no “rich kids” or “poor kids”—just

I Had No Other Choice

“I had to, I had to, I had no other choice.” That’s what 15-year-old Kip Kinkel told detectives. The freshman

Joyful group of multi-ethnic community of happy people having fun joining hands in the park

The Universal Ethic

Orphan care can be viewed as a universal ethic, transcending cultural, religious, and societal boundaries. As a universal ethic, orphan

Broken sock with a hole in a man's big toe, concept of poverty during the crisis.

War on Poverty Is Hell

It’s hard to believe that more than six decades have passed since President Lyndon Johnson declared an unconditional War on

The Durkheim Constant

About a decade ago, I spent the last remaining minutes of the year in front of the television with my

How Orphanhood Learns to Speak

The transmission of orphanhood does not occur only through behavior or environment. It also travels through language—through tone, silence, and

A child runs with a kite.

Rip Off the Damn Labels

When it comes to children, we must rip off the damn labels. There are no “rich kids” or “poor kids”—just

I Had No Other Choice

“I had to, I had to, I had no other choice.” That’s what 15-year-old Kip Kinkel told detectives. The freshman

Joyful group of multi-ethnic community of happy people having fun joining hands in the park

The Universal Ethic

Orphan care can be viewed as a universal ethic, transcending cultural, religious, and societal boundaries. As a universal ethic, orphan

Broken sock with a hole in a man's big toe, concept of poverty during the crisis.

War on Poverty Is Hell

It’s hard to believe that more than six decades have passed since President Lyndon Johnson declared an unconditional War on

The Durkheim Constant

About a decade ago, I spent the last remaining minutes of the year in front of the television with my

How Orphanhood Learns to Speak

The transmission of orphanhood does not occur only through behavior or environment. It also travels through language—through tone, silence, and

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