October 24, 2025
After decades of teaching critical thinking, I’ve come to a grim conclusion: the greatest threat to civilization isn’t malice, ideology, or even technology—it’s stupidity. Not the […]
October 13, 2025
A friend and former colleague recently said to me, “Yeah, that all sounds nice, but I still have to pay my bills—probably in a job I […]
October 5, 2025
If the universe is pure consciousness—as many mystics, physicists, and philosophers now suggest—then what does that mean for the idea of a “higher power”? If we […]
September 19, 2025
“Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced.”— James Baldwin In uncertain times, we are tempted to […]
September 9, 2025
Hot take: You don’t have to choose between hard-headed rationality and a sense of the sacred. Here’s a stance I’ve been refining: consciousness isn’t a late-breaking […]
September 5, 2025
I believe the universe is a riddle wrapped in a metaphor disguised as a joke—and that the punchline might be love. I believe in mystery—not the […]
September 1, 2025
With The Conjuring: Last Rites landing in theaters on September 4–5, 2025 (depending on market), the franchise is teeing up a curtain call for its demon-fighting […]
August 20, 2025
When I was your age, the biggest career advice floating around campus was something like, “Get a degree in business, play it safe, and the world […]
August 16, 2025
We like to imagine life as a kind of orchestra: messy, unpredictable, but capable of harmony. Each of us is an instrument—sometimes out of tune, sometimes […]