Monthly Archives: February 2020

This week I have been thinking about cheating in baseball. If you have not been keeping up, the Astros were caught. When I first heard about their scheme, I was appalled, as many were and still are. But with a … Continue reading →

It is okay, and at times it is necessary, to be difficult; (i.e. doubt, ask questions, debate alternatives). It is never okay to lack empathy and a reasoned awareness. Of course, the difficulty therein is the ability to balance the … Continue reading →

I aspire to egoless productive contribution. I like to believe that I am a skeptic and a learner and a thinker. In my actual day-to-day, I am a flawed human who too frequently perpetuates the status quo. Every one of … Continue reading →

Near the end of his book (“A Thousand Small Sanities”), Adam Gopnik asks a complex and intriguing question. A concise version of the question is immediately below, followed by a summary of the circumstance: Are the sharks eating the people … Continue reading →

On paper and in theory, we are a republic. In practice we are a privileged democracy in which the majority is tallied from a select group of enfranchised elitists and conformists. A republic is established to protect the rights of … Continue reading →