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Over the course of the last year, and more recently following the events of January 6th, stories emerge of individuals who have acquired...

The other day I read an article about consciousness that speculated early humans engaged in a dialog with an inner ‘voice’ they believed...

Among the animals that inhabit the earth there are many examples of mutual protection, cooperation and collaboration. While we cannot...

George Santayana’s famous quote, “those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it”, has even more relevance today than ever...

You may recall that this phrase was coined in the late 70’s in connection with the mass suicide of the followers of a self-styled faith...

On the occasion of the New Year, I have been thinking about the tradition of reflection and resolution that some follow at this time....

As I write this, we are still weeks away from Christmas, when for a brief moment it is traditional even for those who traffic in...

After the year we have just had, to say nothing of the three years that preceded it, it is tempting to think about the good old days—you...

Many years ago, at a professional conference I attended a motivational speaker offered up this comment about risk taking: “If you intend...

Throughout the recent election and especially in the aftermath I have paid a good deal of attention to the so-called evangelical movement...

I must admit that I have never been comfortable with the simplistic portrayals of masculinity that are served up in so many movies and...

In the aftermath of the election pundits will offer up their analysis of why voters acted as they did and no doubt some of that will...

I have been wrestling for some time with a question I suspect occupies the thoughts of many others—how we humans have gotten to the state...

In the dark hours before dawn, I’ve been known to think about my past—often with some degree of chagrin and regret for things done and...

Among other issues which divide Americans so starkly the right of protest and the reactions it elicits speak to fundamental differences...

Of all the political messages which have filled my inbox, news feeds, and social media sites over the past several months, those I find...

You may be familiar with a disorder known as imposter syndrome that affects many successful people. It takes the form of a nagging or at...

What is the wellspring of compassion and empathy? How is it possible for humans to lose their humanity, to regard as enemies those whose...

I suspect many if not most of us have suffered to some degree from the effects of isolation over the past months. We are social creatures...

Some weeks ago, I wrote about someone who expressed a striking contradiction when describing a candidate for office. The precise quote...