FEATURED COLUMN: THE ETHICS NINJA
To Pledge Allegiance?
"We should receive our national freedoms with humility is among the surest means of preserving those freedoms for our children and their children after them." ...
4 Responses to Uvalde
"The best way to repair the world is by focusing on repairing ourselves. We all have work to do there, and the place to start might be by seeking out unlikely allies in the only battle that really matters -- the battle to save our own humanity." ...
Facing the Ultimate Question: Why?
The Festival of Purim summons us to reflect on masks, danger, and second-guessing.
The streets were quiet that late, winter evening. I pulled into my...
Which Voice Will You Listen To?
Everyone has a story. Some are more dramatic than others, but drama lies in the telling, in focusing on the twist that transforms the...
Are you Vladimir Putin?
Are you sure you’re not? Are you certain you couldn’t become him? Don’t be too sure. The sages say, "Don’t trust yourself til the...
The Conspiracy Paradox
Question #1:
You’re at an auction. The item on the block is a set of six crystal goblets. The following item is a mystery set...
When Monsters Lurk in Every Shadow
Every year at Halloween, my wife and I lay in a supply of candy for the trick-or-treaters who come knocking at our door, even...
The Choice that Changes Everything
Everyone has a story. Some are more dramatic than others, but drama lies in the telling, in focusing in on the twist that transforms...
Someone is Always Watching
Integrity is doing the right thing when you don’t have to — when no one else is looking or will ever know — when...
Sukkos and the War to End all Wars
This week begins the Jewish Festival of Sukkos. These reflections were first published in 2001, three weeks after the attacks on the World Trade...
