The STate of the World and You

I read something interesting a while back in the New Yorker. At the time of our founding, people did not understand that species had become extinct over time. They could not imagine such a concept. They thought the animals were still in existence - …

A large percentage of information on social media is made up and intentionally misleading. It is blended in with real news to confuse people and often spreads very quickly. I want to give a shout-out to the timely service provided by NewsGuard. With…

Tom Nichols, who taught at the U.S. Naval War College, wrote a brilliant article in the Atlantic back in October. I will work from memory here, but it made a huge impact on me.  When the Founding Fathers were getting this country started, they …

I don't know if other people had this kind of experience when they were growing up or maybe it was the times or maybe my family, but I was fortunate to have the resources around me to encourage me to explore and learn. I am not sure that is really d…

I have been reading a lot these days about how people are feeling negative with all of the change happening. Uncertainty about the future and feeling like you don't have any control over your fate has a psychological impact. Let's explore what is tr…