For me, being Prohuman means treating people as individuals: not making assumptions about them, letting them surprise you, being open to whomever they are, giving them the benefit of the doubt. It means listening with curiosity and compassion, conversing instead of arguing, being humble and open to learning from everyone. It means recognizing that we are all flawed, all valuable, and all unique.
William Deresiewicz is an award-winning essayist, critic, and author of five books including the New York Times bestseller Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life. His latest is The End of Solitude: Selected Essays on Culture and Society. His current project is a memoir about being Jewish. Bill has published over 300 essays and won the Hiett Prize, the National Book Critics Circle’s Nona Balakian Citation, and a Sydney Award. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, and Harper’s. Bill taught at Yale and Columbia before writing full-time. He’s appeared on The Colbert Report and held visiting positions at Bard and Scripps. Previous books include The Death of the Artist and A Jane Austen Education. In addition to advising the Prohuman Foundation, Bill serves on boards for The Matthew Strother Center for the Examined Life, The Metropolitan Review, and Tivnu: Building Justice.
In the film Accidental Courtesy, Daryl's journey takes him all across the country to meet Klan leaders and many others.
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