Great necessities call out great virtues
Framing is language for debate that carries and evokes ideas about what we value.
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Gentleness is powerful. Stillness is strength.
Practices to nourish our capacity for understanding, love, joy, and inclusiveness.
Conversations with writers: 2024
A summary of my 2024 discussions with five different authors about their most recent works.
Deep in our Age of Folly
Lewis Lapham eloquently called us to put the wisdom of the past at the service of the present.
From the bookshelf: November 2024
Each month I have a goal to read five books. Here are the books I read in November 2024.
We are the ones we have been waiting for
The effort to destroy facts and make America ungovernable didn’t come out of nowhere.
The practice of gratitude
Thoughtfulness becomes thankfulness. Gratitude leads to generosity and kindness to others.
Even small challenges have impact
Claire Keegan’s novel—now made into a movie— is a moving story of hope, quiet heroism, and empathy.
Disagreement without hatred
Reconciliation relies on grace, challenging examples, and the realization we have no viable alternative.
A narrative of grievance carries the day
Lift one another up in these difficult times. Knowing what we don’t know can help.
