Following an old Playbook
Historic encores aren’t always deserving of an ovation.
Whose President?
Images, monuments, holidays—Presidents cast a long and enduring shadow over us. But which ones really deserve to be so remembered?
And the Winner is…
Picking the Super Bowl winner is not as chancy as it may first appear.
Too Big to ???
In an age when bigger is equated with better, is it possible to become too big for our own good?
It’s Just Not Fair!
While it may be self-evident that we are created equally, there seems no agreement on what that means.
What’s your version?
Does anyone really know who we are? Do we?
Without Wings
What do we make of life’s unexpected revelations?
Backhand Complement
Resolved: I will be better this year! But how?
Was Everybody Happy?
The New Year has launched, brimming with possibilities and anticipations. But how happy should we expect it to be?
The Fullness of Time
As sands through the hourglass, 2021 will soon pass into yesterday. But what do we make of that time now mostly spent, and what will we make of the time that lay ahead?
Right or Good?
At Christmas is it more important that we are right in our thinking, or good in our conduct?
Which Christmas Will We Keep?
Christmas is upon us, everywhere we turn, yet which Christmas will claim our time, our attention and our heart this year?
Then…and Since
Eighty years ago our nation became something it never was before.
Threat Assessment
Has life become more dangerous than it used to be, or is it us who’ve become more easily threatened?
Attitude Adjustment
Thanksgiving is a quintessentially American holiday rooted in sacred reflection upon our unique history. Yet will it be a day in which most of us are able to give thanks?
Between a Rock and a Hot Place
Next Friday the earth will cast its shadow on the moon in the longest eclipse of the century. But what light does it shed on us who live between this satellite and the sun?
The 11th Hour
The War to End All Wars came to a halt on 11/11/18 at 11:00 in the morning, and we’ve been living in its 11th hour aftermath ever since. What does that mean for each of us 103 years later?
Make Me!
Do you sense that people, in larger and louder numbers, are saying “No” to almost everything they hear and see in our country today?
Time to Reset
Halloween will soon overwhelm us with fantasy, food, fun and fear. But is it also one of our most important, indeed sacred, holidays?
Systemic?
Race has played an undeniable role in our nation’s history and culture. It both divides yet enriches our common life. But is America really a racist country?