Bringing clarity to our times
Writers with online platforms you can turn to for help in providing clarity and context for our times.
All posts filed under: The Times We Live In
A healthy democracy requires truth
Democracy’s defenders need to undertake constant work on multiple fronts to beat back the lies.
The search for who we really are
What the search for information tells us about truth, lies, and disinformation.
Disinformation and democracy
Disinformation, delivered at scale with new technology, is used to divide and conquer, putting democracy at risk.
Pearl Harbor: 80 years later the memory is more important than ever
On the 80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, it is more important than ever to remember why the U.S. went to war.
The 2021 year-end reading list
Short looks at the books I’ve pulled from my library shelves in a year both heartbreaking and galvanizing.
Recognizing our interdependence
Let’s recognize our interdependence and work from a bigger vision of what America can be.
Stop and smell the roses
Rebecca Solnit suggests that no matter life’s challenges, we need to smell the roses along the way.
Building is slow, hard work
It is hard work to build a better America for everyone.
Armistice Day and the banality of evil
Vonnegut wrote that the sudden silence on 11/11/18 was when the Voice of God clearly spoke to mankind.
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