The Name Comes Off Last night I went to a birthday party with a small group of friends. This group is sometimes referred to as “The Gang.” It was a fun affair and honored two members of the gang with food, drink, and two birthday cakes. Part of the evening was spent...
No Person Rises Entirely Alone In every successful society, there exists an unspoken agreement between the individual and the larger community. Everyone needs to realize that no person rises entirely alone. Wealth, opportunity, security, education, and social mobility...
Injustice rarely remains confined to one target group. The phrase “minorities should not fight the injustices of our society alone” is not merely a moral statement. It is a civic warning. Throughout history, societies have often depended upon those most harmed by...
Democracy’s Needs In the long arc of democratic thought, few figures stand as prominently—and as instructively—as Pericles of Athens. He was not merely a leader; he was, in many respects, a steward of an idea so fragile and so radical that it required constant...
You’re Fired! For one miraculous year, Donald J. Trump achieved what had once seemed impossible. He did not fire anyone. Historians will no doubt debate the cause of this restraint. Some will attribute it to discipline. Others to strategy. But those who have studied... 
