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A Personal Tribute to David Gergen for an Exceptional Life of Service Jul. 15, 2025
SAN DIEGO — Good mentors can teach us a lot, except how to say goodbye. One of mine — wh... Read More
Holding Space for Hope With the 'Maybe Mindset' Apr. 18, 2025
We live in uncertain times. It's a phrase we keep hearing, whether we're talking about climate chang... Read More
Daddy's Philosophy Dec. 25, 2024
This holiday season got me to thinking about America's spirit of giving, and I don't mean this overd... Read More
My Ancient Roman New Year's Resolution Dec. 21, 2024
There's a quote on my desktop from the Roman emperor and philosopher Marcus Aurelius that I'm making... Read More
Buy My Book, but Read 'Candide' First Sep. 23, 2023
A collection of my columns, titled "Everything Is Going To Be OK (Until It's Not)," has recently bee... Read More
Why Your Kid Should Major in Philosophy Oct. 04, 2022
Maybe it's the change of seasons (I've always been a big early fall fan), maybe it's because I am no... Read More
Know Thyself, And Other Sayings Sep. 11, 2021
Read this column in its entirety on ChicagoTribune.com.Late last week, I researched ancient Gre... Read More
Intersectionality Vs. America Jul. 17, 2020
As the nation grapples in the throes of a once-a-generation soul search, the battle lines of our col... Read More
The Buck Doesn't Stop Here Jul. 11, 2020
Dan Buck is a philosopher friend of mine with a rare gift for explaining the political world. Back w... Read More
How Loose the Foundations Jun. 30, 2020
The U.S. Supreme Court weighed in Monday with another example of its divided wisdom on abortion, ref... Read More
'Existential' is the 'Dumpster Fire' of 2019. Like, Literally. Dec. 06, 2019
Fancy words go in and out of fashion, positing an existential temptation to overuse them like salt. ... Read More
The Start of the Argument Nov. 01, 2019
While many in our country are following the daily national soap opera of Washington Democrats attemp... Read More
The Start of the Argument Oct. 31, 2019
While many in our country are following the daily national soap opera of Washington Democrats attemp... Read More
Venus Changes It Up Mar. 26, 2019
The Venus shift into Pisces will come on gradually. Meanwhile, the moon in Sagittarius inspires the ... Read More
Trump Calls the Democratic Party Socialist. He's Right Mar. 01, 2019
A recent New York Times headline warned readers that "Republicans Already Are Demonizing Democrats a... Read More
Populism Is Not About Mobs, Anti-Government Rants or Opinion Polls Nov. 28, 2018
If a political pollster asked whether I consider myself a conservative or a liberal, I'd answer, "No... Read More
Now That the Election Is Over, What's Different About Our Lives? Nov. 15, 2018
On the evening of the 2018 midterm elections, we all sat glued to our televisions or to online webpa... Read More
Sensation, Delusion and the Pisces Moon May. 09, 2018
Under this sensitive and impressionable Pisces moon, two things keep us from seeing the true nature ... Read More
Thank You, Professor Sowell Dec. 28, 2016
I first read Thomas Sowell in college — no thanks to my college. At the majority of America's ... Read More
The Curse of the College Campus Jun. 03, 2016
The members of the Class of 2020 know now who they are, or soon will be. They've made the final choi... Read More
