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Trump’s Appeal
Nov. 25, 2020 Right after the election a good friend of mine, with whom I connect on Zoom every few weeks, asked the question many other people were asking: “What
What Charlie Taught Me
Listening to Charlie’s stories and reading his columns over the years, I’ve learned a great deal: about the importance of honesty, the values of decency and friendship, and striving to
My Gap Year: Planes, Trains and Automobiles Through Europe
Take advantage of opportunities when you have them. And when you don’t, find them. Evanston RoundTable, Oct. 28,2020 It’s a pleasant afternoon in late May 1968, and I’m standing on
In Harm’s Way
Going out the door every day entails some degree of risk, but we do so knowing that to live otherwise, crippled by caution, would be not to live at all.
Rough Times
Giving way to free-falling despair only leads to the abyss. And we’re not there yet. Evanston RoundTable, Sept. 30, 2020 Add the firestorm over the Supreme Court nomination to the
Imagine the Joy on V-C Day
Declare victory, announce a day of celebration, a declaration of gratitude for the heroic efforts of our front-line workers and an acknowledgement of the scientific triumph identifying and developing a
The Summer of Peaches
Evanston RoundTable, Sept. 2, 2020 Amidst the spate of continuing bad news (COVID spiking! Russia hacking! Arctic melting!) and the continuing absence of any civility or sentience in our nation’s
The Great Reset
Are we in for a renaissance of art and commerce, a Great Reset in the 2020s? Maybe. Let’s hope so. Evanston RoundTable, Aug. 19, 2020 The bad news just keeps
Obsessing About Obsessions
Evanston RoundTable, Aug. 5, 2020 Almost anything people do can become the object of obsessive devotion and fanatic attention to detail, especially hobbies. Wikipedia lists hundreds, from drink mixing to