Many of my weekdays involve a lot of pacing and meandering. With laptop in hand, I gradually shamble from desk to dining room table to couch (and even to bed...
Economic justice
“The reason you’re living paycheck to paycheck is that you’re still buying those $5 lattes, using credit cards, and not tithing. Get it together! Make your own...
Who can forget George Bailey’s showdown with Mr. Potter, the infamously grumpy slumlord of Bedford Falls, in the film It’s a Wonderful Life? Pointing out that...
For many people, the word capitalism conjures up a set of images focused on greed. The system is about a competition, with everyone seeking their own self...
I have a personal confession: I am terrible at resting. I am reasonably good at making time for friends and fun outings, but I often do it at the expense of...
Every summer, my father planted huge gardens that yielded the food our family lived on for much of the year. And every summer my sister and I were pressed into...
It is an old saw that a liberal education is a value in and of itself, but when students are asked to matriculate with a lifetime of debt, can anyone honestly...
New York last year joined the squad of U.S. states that have gone from decriminalizing pot possession to outright legalizing marijuana. This year the process...
Auto enthusiasts have designated 2022 the year of the electric car as a rapid conversion from gasoline-combustion engines to battery-powered sedans, SUVs, and...
Water parks, swirling cameras, gospel choirs, mink coats, televangelists, and, at the center of it all, Tammy Faye. When the PTL (short for “Praise the Lord”)...
