The Problem with Social MediaThe last four years has seen a dramatic erosion of facts and truth, one of the essentials of our democracy. In its place are conspiracy theories, misinformation and blatant lies....Read MoreMarch 1, 2021AccountabilityBusinessMediaPersonalitiesResponsibility
Peace Is Not an ElectiveI had just learned of the passing of a good friend and colleague, Colman McCarthy when the memories began to return. Before I ever met...Civic ResponsibilityConscienceHopeInspirationIntegrityPersonalitiesPrinciple
RevelationsIn 1927, Sinclair Lewis gave America a character it did not want to recognize in the mirror: Elmer Gantry. Gantry is loud, magnetic, insatiable —...Civic ResponsibilityDemocracyExtremismHonesty
The Story of Chips, and The Cost of Looking AwayIt’s just a photograph: a wartime dog sitting alert, ears up, wearing a military harness. But the story about a World War II sentry dog...CourageHeroesHistoryPersonalities
It’s Time to Talk About RespectA cancer has been growing in our national life, so embedded in our culture that we’ve stopped acknowledging it. In the 1940s and the decades...Respect
Adversity and Perseverance“How you climb a mountain is more important than reaching the top.”— Yvon Chouinard “Every new adjustment is a crisis in self-esteem”—Eric Hoffer “Retreat, Hell!...CourageInspirationPhilosophySports
Who Decides What’s Seen?There are moments when a single arrest tells us more about the state of the country than a thousand speeches. The recent detention of Don...EthicsJournalismPersonalities