They say that eventually, everyone finds their tribe, so why am I still searching for mine?
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First You Have To Row A Little Boat
Lessons learned from a lifetime of creative endeavors, critical thinking, and ideological indifference
It’s Not Our Party
Many of us want to be good allies in the fight for racial equality, but we don’t always seem to have a good handle on how to do that. Black comedians have done a pretty good job of lampooning the white character, too eager to join in and be one…
What Is Love And Who Is My Neighbor?
IN A COUNTRY THAT CLAIMS TO FEAR GOD, what sort of society have we created that allows someone to freeze to death outside, because there is no room for them at the inn In the 1990s, an SNL skit loosely titled “The Roxbury Guys” featured Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan,…
Your God Is Too Small
How conspiracy theories became bigger than God and ultimately hijacked the Republican Party Let’s be honest about this: that’s why your church and your way of life are dying. You talk as if you had a big God, but you don’t act like it. If you had an all-powerful God…
The Magic Of Failure
The dictionary defines magic as “an extraordinary power or influence seemingly from a supernatural source.” I think of writing as a kind of magic. A collection of charms, spells, incantations and rites that I’ve been developing since I discovered the power of language and realized it could used as a…
Love Is The Answer
In the movie A Beautiful Mind, John Nash gives his Noble Prize speech and explains that despite all his mathematical searching, and throughout his struggle mental illness, it was love that made life worth living. Love was the answer to the question. “I’ve always believed in numbers,” he says,…
I Don’t Want To Be Part Of Your Culture War
As America remains hopelessly polarized in its endless culture war, it has become abundantly clear that there is little personal advantage in taking sides, as there is nothing to win here. There was a time when mankind believed wars could be won. Two armies would meet on a battlefield, and…
Hope Is The Thing With Feathers
There is a downside to allowing your world to grow small, but it’s not what you think it is. You can maintain a limited existence even while searching far and wide. You can explore the world while living inside a prison cell that measures eight inches across from ear to…
Why Your Children Are Up Your Ass
“Our kids don’t really know how to play independently, seldom get lost in their imaginations, and are always two feet away from us. It drives us nuts. You’d think we spoiled them rotten but it sure doesn’t seem like we did. I’ve written about this as a cultural phenomenon…