PinnedMirah Riben, author and activist·May 4, 2023Parent-Adult Child Estrangement: A Growing PhenomenonBeing one of several of my friends who has one or more adult children who don’t speak to us, or with whom we have a strained relationship…A response icon7A response icon7
PinnedMirah Riben, author and activist·Mar 28, 2022Selfishness Versus Self-Care: Warranted Versus Unwarranted GuiltSelfishness is negative. Calling someone or being called selfish is a pejorative, a stinging insult for good reason. Selfishness is…
PinnedMirah Riben, author and activist·May 26, 2022“Unknown Author” NAILS Much Needed Sensible Gun ControlOn May 14, 2022 18-year-old Payton Gendron drove 200 miles to kill 10 people in a grocery store in Buffalo NY. Ten days later, 18-year-old…
PinnedMirah Riben, author and activist·May 27, 2022Mirah’s Reflections: The Death Knell of American DemocracyWithout being overly dramatic, we are witnessing the downfall of American Democracy in our lifetime. It may get revived. But it is dying…
PinnedMirah Riben, author and activist·Feb 27, 2021Mirah’s Reflection: What Would Make the USA the Greatest Nation?In the opening minutes of the HBO 2012 series “The Newsroom,” Jeff Daniels plays a moderate republican who is anchor and managing editor…
Mirah Riben, author and activist·Oct 12, 2024DEPRAVED INDIFFERENCE: Lock Him Up!If I were an attorney I would file a class action law suit on behalf of everyone that died as a result of Hurricane Helene and/or Hurricane…
Mirah Riben, author and activist·Jun 29, 2024Mirah’s Reflections: Truth and Honesty versus Blatant Lies, Nazzi Rhetoric, and TreasonWho would you rather?A response icon2A response icon2
Mirah Riben, author and activist·Dec 16, 2023Excellent analogies, but I fear the uninformed might get the wrong impression.First: Adoption’s deceitful, secretive practices, exploitation of mothers and families without agency, and corruption have existed long…
Mirah Riben, author and activist·Jun 24, 2023The Incivility of Civil Law“The most revolutionary act one can engage in . . . is to tell the truth.” Howard Zinn, Marx on Soho: A Play on History
Mirah Riben, author and activist·Jun 5, 2023Being “Woke” and the War on WokeI am one of many who are proud to consider ourselves woke. We are proud to identify as liberals, progressives and Leftists. We don’t find…A response icon1A response icon1
