Thoughts on the Pandemic
Some friends have asked me to comment on the coronavirus pandemic. It struck them as having something to do with the “Apocalypse”—about...
The Wall
There has been much talk about solving America’s immigration problems with a wall along the southern border with Mexico. The talk began...
Suicide
Americans have been recently disturbed to learn that the nation’s suicide rate has increased 30% since the year 2000--with middle-age...
Why Art?
Defining “art,” first of all, is an unwieldy business. I attended a graduate school of “arts and sciences,” which was that institution’s...
Thoughts on Parkland
It is inadvisable to comment psychologically on a tragedy when it is still fresh, better to let it sink in first. But this one hit close...
Beneath Sexual Abuse
Sexual abuse of women—from unwanted advances to rape—has been in the news of late. Social media have made assault more public and made it...