Senseless?
Is violence now the rule or the exception in human conduct?
Eat, drink, and…
Is alcohol the tonic that enlivens our existence, or the anesthetic that dulls the pain of living?
Funny Bone of Contention
Is laughter now a bridge or barrier in our relations?
Mad About Basketball
Are college sports the cause, or the consequence of our cultural madness?
Under My Skin
Why do certain people get under our skin?
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.
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?
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?
Homeland Insecurity
September 11 redefined who we are and how we look at each other in the 21st century world. But did it make us more or less secure?
The Truth, the whole Truth, and nothing but…
Determining what is true from what is false is a skill we need to survive. Communicating truthfully will make or break the bonds of our relationships with others. But is it possible to do either?
Diverse Opinions, Pt. II
The games of the XXXII Olympiad are a showcase of talent and hard work. They also teach us that diversity is a means, and not an end, to our prosperity and survival.
Diverse Opinions, Pt. I
Diversity has been part of America’s ethnic and cultural DNA from the Asian migrations of the Ice Age to the Euro-Afro-Asian immigrations that began in the 1600s. Yet accepting it and living with it remain our most vexing challenges.
Woke Apnea
Is woke-ness a transformational moment for America, or will this, too, pass?
No crying in baseball?
Baseball may no longer be our national pastime, but its cheers and its tears say more about whom we are than we may think.