by John M. DeMarco | Sep 15, 2023 | Overestimate Ignorance
My kindergarten school photograph from Butternut Elementary in North Olmstead, Ohio, was the only one from my childhood in which I was not wearing my glasses. I sported a white turtleneck sweater and sat at my desk with my hands folded before me, my straight dark hair...
by John M. DeMarco | Sep 13, 2023 | Overestimate Ignorance
Most of us are still so consumed with trying to deal with the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic–especially those with various forms of Long COVID–that we’re not thinking through how to prevent future, deadlier ones. Such prevention rests up on a...
by John M. DeMarco | Sep 12, 2023 | Overestimate Ignorance
I dislike most cliches and examples of lazy thinking…especially, “ignorance is bliss.” Ignorance is not bliss for many compelling reasons, including these fifteen: 1. Missed Opportunities: Ignorance can lead to missed opportunities for personal...
by John M. DeMarco | May 29, 2022 | Overestimate Ignorance
“This is not America!” many people (usually white, if we’re being real) keep saying when horrified at mass shootings, overt racism, removal of reproductive freedoms, denial of trans youth’s rights and safety, religious intolerance, mass incarceration, discrimination...
by John M. DeMarco | Jul 1, 2021 | Overestimate Ignorance
Voting rights and access continue to be assaulted by state legislatures and the U. S. Supreme Court. There appears to be no end in sight and the 2024 election is sure to be a time of reckoning. As a pillar of our democratic process, threats to voting access are...
by John M. DeMarco | Jun 25, 2021 | Overestimate Ignorance
Question: What is, has, and will always be the intention behind racist attitudes and behaviors? Answer: An agile alliteration of “6 Ps.” They are: the Promulgation of Policies that enable the Power, Prosperity, and Prestige of those with white Privilege. Look and...
