This week, I was completely captivated by an economist named Glenn Loury – he’s interviewed in Part 2 of Freakonomics’s series on reparations (Here’s the episode!). I listened to his commentary twice because it was so rich with insight that I didn’t want to miss anything! I love the fact that he’s not easy to categorize (i.e. dem/rep, liberal/conserve, etc)! My favorite high school teacher always said, “Labels are for jars” which I’ve come to find as the most succinct way to explain the complexity of humans. There is so much nuance to understanding each other and to solving complex societal issues. I have to constantly check myself from making judgements of someone based on one piece of information – i.e. their political leanings, their race, their religion, etc. We are all works in progress and fortunately, the work never ends