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An Election Season Briefing: Cultivating Optimism as a Habit of Mind

Earlier today, a friend posted on Facebook an article by Charlie Pierce, “This Thing Is Nowhere Near Over,” which sent…

8 years ago

Perfect for the Fall: Tuscan Tomato Soup: Pappa al Pomodoro

It's the first day of Fall and here's the perfect dish - pappa al pomodoro. And it's simple to make.…

8 years ago

The Poison of Projectile Politics

You've heard of projectile vomiting. It's when vomit exits the mouth with such force that it is propelled over a short…

8 years ago

Why Newsweek’s story on Trump’s worldwide financial dealings is THE story of this election, and how to give it legs

As I know a number of us are, I’m concerned not only by the lack of media coverage of the…

8 years ago

The Double-Down False Equivalency of the Eviscerated Dog Whistle Pivot

Every election cycle has its themes and a language all its own. Words and phrases rise up to capture the…

8 years ago

In Celebration of Labor Day

In celebration of Labor Day: It's Steel Workers 1939 by Philo B Ruggles and his brother John Ruggles, a study for…

8 years ago

Keep Calm – Hillary Has the Hot Sauce

Sometimes things just get too delicious. Here's how #TacoTrucksOnEveryCorner met #HillaryHastheHotSauce First there was the incomparable Joy Reid interviewing a…

8 years ago

The future happens very slowly and then all at once

My title line is from Kevin Kelly whose new book The Inevitable is about the deep trends in the next 20 years…

8 years ago

The Headship: History Matters

Ok - so you wanted to be a head of school and you applied for a job and then you…

9 years ago

Social Media and the Two-Minute Hate

Near the beginning of George Orwell's 1984  our hero Winston Smith attends a rally at the Ministry of Truth where…

9 years ago