In his recent Substack article, Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut lays out a series of mostly sobering predictions about artificial intelligence and its likely impact on our lives. The article is entitled, In our scramble to win the AI race against China, we risk losing...
Read MoreThe Backstory Jones of the Old Shoes is based on bedtime stories I began telling my son, Max, when he was 5-years-old. So, the book has been in the works for 30 years! In 1999, Max was a 10-year-old fifth grader, and I was about to publish my...
Read MoreWhat is my message? is a question that has an out-sized impact on our lives, even when we aren’t aware of it....
Read MoreWe live in a world informed by the goals we set for ourselves. To be an A student. To learn how to make world-beating Italian food. To finish writing that children’s book. To make the varsity tennis team. To be able to play guitar with...
Read More“There is something terribly wrong with a culture inebriated by noise and gregariousness.” These words from George Steiner, a leading, French-born American literary critic, struck me as perfectly fitting for how we live today. Or don’t. We live in chaotic times that ceaselessly demand our attention in...
Read MoreIt’s been two years since my end-of-year viewsletter focused on what you believe. Too long! Over time, readers have submitted dozens of answers, ranging from the illuminating, serious, and funny, to the distressing and the reassuring. Let’s do it again. After all, we are in...
Read MoreIt’s not always easy asking for help. But we all need it, now and again. ...
Read MoreI recently came across a witty line that was part of a political message: Stop truth decay! The thought has stuck with me. It is memorable and meaningful. It is common knowledge that politics is a business that, for the most part, lacks integrity. Politicians will...
Read MoreDiversity and pluralism have informed America’s identity for generations. In these two principles, we celebrate the fullness of our humanity: the similarities as well as the differences that make us the individuals we are. Yet today we are short-changing that humanity by confusing social labels...
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