This evening my son wanted to play a game with one of the balloons left over from a recent birthday party. “Let’s see who can win!” he cried, by hitting the balloon into the ground before the other can touch it. It was the end of another long day and…

Truth. Now more than ever, society is grappling to determine what’s the truth, whether in science, medicine, politics or whatever…even in sports. As uncomfortable as it is to acknowledge, though, the truth is there really is no universal truth. And…deep down inside…we know that human beings have successfully lived with…

There it sat on the radiator of my middle school English classroom. The New York Times. It was my first time seeing a copy in person (ours was a Newsday family), but I could tell it was dense with information. The key to understanding the adult world. Majestic. …

For almost all of my life, “Karen” was automatically linked to words like strong, determined, indomitable, smart, chatty, caring, loving, scary-if-you-upset-her, curious and so many other positive traits. My stepmother. There were also other associations. A really nice, really talented softball-playing classmate in high school. A shy neighbor from childhood…

Little Valley. For some in our family, we joke it’s almost a curse word because of the unexpected challenges we encountered there in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic. For me, it was a singular experience that helped transform how I look at our country. By the beginning of…

Roe v Wade was a watershed case when it was decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1973. It gave women greater rights over their own body. It allowed women to decide when they could start having children (if at all), empowering them to become more equal and prominent members…

In this lead-up to our uniquely American holiday of giving thanks, it seems obvious, yet cliche, to talk about what we’re grateful for. But it’s a necessary exercise. Enumerating those positive elements reminds us of the many ways in which this mystical blessing of life has smiled upon us. They…

Eric Ireland and Michael Whidden come from two different worlds. Not surprising given the vast mosaic of communities and people in our United States. Eric lives in Greenville, South Carolina and is married with two children. He works in management for a manufacturing company. Michael lives in Brooklyn, New York…

The country seems in turmoil. And there is blaming all around. Donald Trump Joe Biden Nancy Pelosi Greg Abbott Facebook Twitter Technology Goldman Sachs Racists Racism Immigrants Hicks Elites Police White Supremacists Criminals Landlords Bureaucracy Etc. Etc. The blame is everywhere. Except where it should be. On each of us. …