Getting perspective in talks with Iran
Something like eagerness for war seems to animate the fiery rhetoric of leaders and legislators on the right, who will not lift a finger for peace with Iran — but do keep one on the trigger.
A Passion for the Partial
There is something we all need before we die, if our last day might approach not as debilitating necessity or worse, an evil night meddling with all our days
A Light in the Night
Here we are once more at the cusp of the new year. Why do we mark its passing so sharply? Does it matter? From the surface of the Sun, if one could look to the heavens tonight and see Planet Earth fly by
Twice-Told Tales
The Hebrew Bible opens with a story about creation. “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth . . .” A chapter later, we start all over again. “On the day the Lord God made the earth and the heavens . . . “
The Star and the Cross
“Wishing you an old-fashioned Christmas”—jingles the message inside a yuletide card on my desk. The water-color painting printed on its face renders a scene in a room of very blue walls and very high ceiling. The tall be-appled Christmas tree
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