In 2017, Let’s Invest In Our Friendships
In a time when it’s become easier and easier to feel isolated, we need to invest in our friendships more than ever.
Interview With A Mystic
A discussion with Andrea the mystic, a woman who can see spirits: ones that haven’t crossed over, those that have, and those that were never human to begin with.
The Woman Who Killed To Save Jews From The Nazis
How the experience of Marion Pritchard, the recently deceased woman who saved Jews during the Holocaust, reveals the complicated morality of resisting evil.
Bibi’s Right, Kerry’s Right, And, Tragically, Neither One Knows It
The only way to truly break down the good and bad in the recent UN clash between the United States and Israel is to see the good (and wrong) on both sides.
When Empathy Prevents Compassion
Since limited resources entail trade-offs, empathy can lead us to make poor decisions about how we use them.
How I Learned To Embrace Hope For The New Year
How a recently deceased student and his mother helped me let go of the pain of 2016 and embrace the hope for the future.
Just How Transformational Is Burning Man?
A personal perspective of Burning Man from a two-time Burner.
Write A Letter To Someone You Don’t Expect Will Ever Write Back
It felt surreal to connect with a man who I had known in “another world,” a different time, a life where I knew nothing of ostomies, tracheotomies, sutures, and vitals every four hours.