It’s Okay to Grieve for Paris
The day before the people of Paris suffered their deadliest assault since World War II, ISIS detonated two bombs in … Continue Reading
News & Politics
The Starbucks Cup: It’s About Conversation
To paraphrase a famous statement, nonsense is nonsense, but the reaction to nonsense is worth looking at. What was at … Continue Reading
Student Activism at Yale: Rethinking What Is Worthy of Our Outrage
Are you following the drama of the costume scandal transpiring at Yale University? I don’t know whether to laugh or … Continue Reading
Stolen Wisdom, Shattered Trust
I was raised by two teachers. My parents taught me to respect and trust authority; to question with appreciation and … Continue Reading
Should a Public School Coach Be Praying With Players?
Which does the U.S. Constitution guarantee – freedom of religion, or freedom from it? The short answer (as with so … Continue Reading
A Good Point About Shifting Blame
Over the past few weeks, Arab terrorists have launched a wave of bloody violence against Jewish Israelis unparalleled since the … Continue Reading
Breaking America’s Addiction to Guns
One shoe bomb attempt and we all have to take off our shoes at the airport… A failed liquid-bomb attempt … Continue Reading
When Religion Disrupts the Secular Workday
From Odyssey Networks’ Faith on the Record series: After all the headlines about the county clerk jailed for refusing marriage … Continue Reading
Is ‘Beginner’s Mind’ Helpful in Reducing Gun Violence?
The brazen shooting near Roanoke, Va., that killed local TV reporter Alison Parker, 24, and cameraman Adam Ward, 27, during … Continue Reading
Imprisoned by Insecurity
Today, although I’m writing about Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker, and indeed I’m writing about border security, this post is … Continue Reading