What Should The Limits Of Government Be?
One of the greatest skills in life to have as a human being is the art of asking intelligent and challenging questions. One of the most critical questions to ask…
Signal Versus Noise
Signal versus noise is a great metaphor for what we are seeing in the national discourse today, as well as in the last 20 to 30 years or so. The…
The Inner Journey of Life Is More Meaningful
The inner journey of life is more meaningful than the outer journey, in my opinion. Most of us begin the latter journey at an early age. Some of my contemporaries…
What Are the Spiritual Facts of Life?
What are the spiritual facts of life? When we were growing up in the 1950s and 1960s, the physical facts of life garnered all the attention. We did not learn…
Who Are You Going To Believe, Me Or Your Lying Eyes?*
Who are you going to believe, me or your lying eyes? Flip Wilson used to say that on his television show in the early 1970s to get a laugh. Today,…
Stinking Thinking And Mendacious Memes Are Damaging America
What I call stinking thinking and mendacious memes are damaging America. One meme that is especially egregious is systemic racism. Anyone who uses these two words together has lost touch…
Is It True? Is It Kind? Is It Necessary?
Is it true, kind, and necessary? Three Profound Questions Is it true, kind, and necessary? Three profound questions to ask yourself before you get ready to say something to another…
What has happened to truth in America?
What has happened to truth in America? Everywhere I look, the headlines shriek misinformation or disinformation. Inflammatory language has become the default mechanism of choice. The headline states so-and-so slammed…