Rabbi Yohanan, a sage in the third century CE, repeatedly teaches the book of Job and concludes with the idea that everyone, both humans and animals, are destined to die.

The article discusses the problematic nature of society's admiration for stories of forgiveness, particularly when the forgiver is a victim with less power forgiving someone with more power.

The text discusses the grave injustice of the Staten Island grand jury's decision to not bring an NYPD officer to trial for the chokehold death of Eric Garner, an unarmed black man.