Category: Opinion

The Unfinished Business of Kennedy’s Vision for World Peace

Philip A. Goduti, Jr. in The Conversation: Less than a week after her husband’s assassination…

Should Children Have Smartphones?

Author Haidt: Social Media is Spreading Mental Illness New York Times Book Review: Social psychologist…

A Poem has Secrets that the Poet Knows Nothing Of

at Poetic Outlaws: Stanley Kunitz received numerous awards for his poetry, including the Pulitzer Prize…

Americans Have a Long History of Worrying About Declinism

By Joseph S. Nye Jr. at Time: As election year politics heat up, Donald Trump…

Guide to Reading Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations

At Daily Stoic: So many people struggle with and get frustrated by Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations…and…

A New Forein Policy Era Dawns

William Kristol and Andrew Egger at The Bulwark: All around us, there are indications—I’m tempted,…

How to Disagree Without Compromise

A Podcast at Wisdom of Crowds: Many attempts have been made to deal with polarization….

Whoever Wants World Peace Should Shun War Economy, and War Trade

by Chinese writer Chua Qinling published in March 2023: The biggest threat to the United…

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck

Mark Manson, the #1 NY Times Bestselling author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving…

Annie Jacobsen: ‘What if We Had a Nuclear War?’

Annie Jacobsen in New Scientist: As an investigative journalist, I write about war, weapons, national…

Traveling At The Speed Of The Soul

Nick Hunt in Noema: Returning home after being away for any length of time is strange….

Thirteen Ways Of Looking At A Black Man

Henry Louis Gates, Jr at The New Yorker (from 1995): The two weeks spanning the…