Lost and Found: Transforming One’s Life for Better
To be lost is to be without direction, to feel that one’s life has no center, no guiding thread. This loss can take many forms. A man…
Social and Self-Help
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When Did You Stop Really Living?
They say you need a lot of things in life. A job. A car. Some shoes that don’t give you blisters. A mattress that doesn’t hurt your…
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“A Conflict of Visions” by Thomas Sowell – a review
Some books leave you with answers. Others, like Thomas Sowell’s A Conflict of Visions, leave you with the more unsettling, and perhaps more valuable, gift of seeing…
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Redefining the Human Role in the Post-Labor Economy: Embracing a New Future
As we move into a time of unprecedented technological advancement, the nature of work is undergoing a radical transformation. Automation, robotics, and artificial intelligence (AI) are increasingly…
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“The Sources of Social Power” by Michael Mann – a review
Few books attempt to chart the fundamental structures of human civilization—and fewer still do so with the depth, breadth, and intellectual rigor found in Michael Mann’s The…
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“No More Throw-Away People: The Co-Production Imperative,” by Edgar S. Cahn – a review
In “No More Throw-Away People: The Co-Production Imperative,” Edgar S. Cahn, a distinguished legal scholar and social innovator, introduces a transformative approach to social services and community…
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On the Moral Obligation of Critical Thinking
There are few qualities more neglected, and yet more urgently needed, than the habit of critical thinking. Our lives are flooded with information and noise; opinions are…
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How We Do and Should Value a Person
How do we value a person? How should we value a person? The first question concerns what is, the second what ought to be. But to ask…
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“Forgiving Humanity” by Peter Russell – a review
There’s a quiet boldness to Peter Russell’s Forgiving Humanity, the kind that doesn’t shout but rather invites you to sit down, exhale, and consider—for just a moment—the…
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Will We Come Together Again?
The Great Depression taught Americans many things, but one lesson really stands out, not in the numbers or charts, but in the stories that passed from grandparents…