Not Exactly Guns and Roses
In this month to consider the place of violence in our times, I want to draw our attention to this …
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Thoughts on War by a Quaker
In this month to reflect on the place of violence in our times, I offer this article written by a …
Echoes from the Pandemic
Coming into Canadian Thanksgiving, we well may be licking our wounds, counting our losses, and tabulating our gratitude. We also …
The Language of the Unheard
Wanting to be Heard Whatever language we use, we use it to be heard, and though MLK Jr. did not …
What did you hear during the Anthropause?
It took an international team of researchers using data from “seismic stations in 117 countries to determine that restrictions aimed …
Free Speech in a time of Cancel Culture
When I was in Israel a few years ago, I took in a Sabbath supper hosted by an Orthodox Jewish …
What We Consider “Essential”
What a country considers essential tells us a lot about its culture. BBC, Coronavirus: The unexpected items deemed ‘essential’ “Pandemic shopping” …
