One has to go beyond the pairs of opposites to find the real source of anything.” Joseph Campbell We’re living in a polar world, a world which, in many ways, is defined by polar opposites. Our notion of opposites tends to default to politics: Republicans...
Read MoreI recently came across a witty line that was part of a political message: Stop truth decay! The thought has stuck with me. It is memorable and meaningful. It is common knowledge that politics is a business that, for the most part, lacks integrity. Politicians will...
Read MorePolitics has gotten in the way of our humanity and it's time to change that. To borrow a phrase from the 1976 movie, Network, I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take it anymore! So, here’s my proposal: Let's launch a new party -- a decidedly...
Read MoreIt's almost spring and here come the birds, back from their southern migrations. Ever wonder how birds get around, how they are able to fly? They use their strong breast muscles to flap their wings to give them the thrust they need to move through...
Read MoreThis political season is a wholesale rejection of convention...
Read More"We must also pay attention to the issue of identity as a key driver of tension in, and beyond, the Middle East. At their core, the vicious battles in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria are over the nature of those countries’ identities and their consequent roles in...
Read MoreSo, I'm sitting on the train this morning, from Westport CT to New York City, reading the paper. Today's New York Times had three articles addressing the tug-of-war going on over the fiscal cliff (no pun intended), between the Democrats and the Republicans. The capstone...
Read MoreLike you, I watched the debate last night. And, perhaps, like you, I think Romney beat Obama. Hands down. "No debate!" I'm not necessarily a Romney fan. But here's what I think is going on: Romney has the great, good fortune of not having to defend...
Read More“What identity could Barack Obama choose that will be both sincere and successful?” This is the opening line of a recent article from Chron.com entitled, The Search for an Identity that works for Barack Obama. My answer?
Eliot Spitzer had a lot going for him, at least, as measured by his attempts to right many seeming injustices that, to most of us, needed fixing – outsized pay packages to undeserving CEO’s among them. In some ways, it’s a shame that Spitzer got outed for having a night (a few hours?) with a high priced prostitute; on balance, he was doing a lot of public good.
