War destabilizes and creates hatred. One need only imagine the resentment that might begin to grow if an enemy stifled your country’s growth, assassinated your leaders, and killed your neighbors. It is not hard to understand why these methods might…
My brother Andrew is into recycling. Like, really into recycling. He starts recycling programs wherever he goes. Odds are that at any given time, his little Prius hatchback is chock full of cardboard or metal as he gathers it to…
** Editorial note: I wrote this post nearly a year ago (early 2025), but I never ended up posting it. I will be posting follow-up posts for 2025 books (spring and fall) over the next few months. I had an…
Well, it’s been another year! I’m growing increasingly fond of what seems to be a tradition of my parents’ generation, namely sending a Christmas/New Year letter reflecting on the past year. What are some interesting or important things that happened…