September 13, 2026

Einstein tells us that we find meaning in life, only through devoting ourselves to society. Some of us figure this out on our own at a very early stage in life. In today's Inquirer, one of my former students, Sarah Nicell, wrote about the inspiring story of Trinity Jagdeo and Alexus Dick. I highly encourage everyone to take a few minutes today to read about the lifelong commitment to society that began because of an encounter on a school playground.

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October 9, 2026

October 9, 2026

With yesterday's announcement by the Pentagon that they will livestream a firing squad execution it seems we have now ticked off all the things on Orwell's list. I guess this shows that the decay of civilization is complete. Imprisonment without trial (we did him one better

October 8, 2026

October 8, 2026

Watching an obviously racist and fascist government disappearing people to uncertain fates abroad makes me want to do everything in my power to halt it. The problem is, I am lost as to what power I have to push back. I see people angry over gas and food prices, but

October 7, 2026

October 7, 2026

Malala tells us that not a day goes by that we don't see or hear something about the horrors that women and girls are living through. But no matter how painful these stories might be, we should never scroll past them. For, if nothing else, we can be

October 6, 2026

October 6, 2026

At some point we all start getting a little freaked out about the number we have to say when telling someone our ages. At 70, Ben Franklin decided to start counting backwards. I am not going to be that extreme, but today I turn fifty-ten. I will continue this