A Sustainable Power Source: The Liberal Evangelical Method
During the first week in December, the Supreme Court decided to hear the critical case of American Electric Power Company v. State of Connecticut next spring. The case is fundamental…
Table Talk for the Thanksgiving Holiday
What is a holiday feast without discussion? If your experience of the Thanksgiving holiday is anything comparable to mine, it provides a venue for communing with family and friends, appreciating…
Paying for Profits by the Drop
Have a minute for a little experiment? Let's assume the answer is "Yes"; O.K., let's begin. First, take a glance at your desk. Now, take a second, walk down the…
Incremental Gains for Long-Term Social Change
The British Humanist Association (BHA) is on the move again. Following on the heels of their ad campaigns encouraging Londoners to become more comfortable with atheism and to recognize that…
Mining the Past; Building the Future
In The Prince Niccolo Machiavelli writes, "For men almost always follow in the footsteps of others, imitation being a leading principle of human behaviour. Since it is not always possible…
Breaking the Soundbite Barrier
As the controversy over the Islamic community center near Ground Zero continues to rage, professors from Boston University have decided to inject their expertise into the dialogue. Frustrated by the…
A Deficiency Worth Rectifying
We take our automobiles into the shop every three thousand miles for maintenance. We have annual check-ups with our medical doctors in order to assess our health. We go to…
Transmission of Cultural Memory
In the late '80s and into the mid-90's Americans had the opportunity to buy automobiles that were quite fuel efficient. On one gallon of gas the Geo Metro, a small-bubble…
From Mourning to Meditation
Nine years ago, two airplanes hurled into two towering symbols of American power. Nine years ago, a nation experienced unspeakable shock and immense agony. Families lost loved ones, never to…
Creativity, Genetically Modified Organisms, and Food
Skyscrapers, bullet trains, space shuttles, submarines, laptops, antibiotics, screenplays, governmental systems, language, playing cards: the creative impulse that we possess and endlessly deploy saturates our landscapes. Nearly anywhere we look…