Learning to Teach
I never really thought I wanted to teach. I wanted to do brilliant research, write important things and be famous. As I drift (tumble) into
April 25, 2021
Data is the Story
In middle school English I remember we did a drama activity in which the class divided into groups. Each group wrote, produced, and performed a
August 24, 2020
Advice for Joe Biden’s 2020 running mate in USA Today
USA TODAY OPINION ‘The vice presidency is a good gig’: Here’s some advice for Joe Biden’s 2020 running mate Aaron Mannes, Opinion contributor Published
August 11, 2020
Independence Day: The Morning After
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that
July 6, 2020
A Note of Hope on Anti-Semitism in America
Today is Tisha B’Av, the saddest day in the Jewish year. It is the day we remember the destruction of the ancient temples. It is
August 12, 2019
Political Violence in an Age of Creedal Passion
My regular readers and pretty much everyone I talk to knows that I am trying to write about some deep cycles in U.S. history that
October 25, 2018
Could Saudi Arabia Collapse?
I used to do Middle East. Not so much anymore. I haven’t followed the ins and outs of the Saudi royals either. That’s its own
October 23, 2018
Listening to Women, Learning Empathy
Somehow this Rothko captures the mood. I am not writing this to advertise myself as some wonderful “woke” guy who really gets all of the
September 18, 2018
Tisha B’Av and the Ruins of Rome
As Tisha B’Av winds down, my thoughts return to my recent visit to Rome (and food, Tisha B’Av is a fast day and I’m really
July 22, 2018
Memorial Day Thoughts: No New Civil War
Suddenly everyone on them Twitters is talking about a coming civil war, based primarily on this expert assessment that is umm… meaningless. Memorial Day was,
May 28, 2018