The Barbershop

Maybe my reading taste buds are dull. Maybe I’m in a lazy slump. Do I need more books? More appealing choices? Am I even asking the right question?

What if instead of nuclear power plants and radioactive waste to dispose of we just consumed less electricity?

God has gifted me with great friendships, but my friendship with Dave and others like him has uniquely oriented my life.

China has gone through staggering economic growth and urbanization in the past few decades, and Starbucks has been along for the ride.

One recent morning I realized something I should have noticed years ago, namely that for much of my life the extrovert in me has been selling out the introvert

The more I came to know my students, the more the songs I formerly despised emptied themselves of their triteness. They became, in their own way, sacred.

Immigrants have always arrived this way: quietly, uncertainly, carrying their losses, adding their weight to the ground.

A riddle, like all metaphors, stains various window panes so that we can see a picture.

Let’s examine some practical possibilities.

In a world where most everything is permissible, civil disobedience can only be achieved through an action that is socially deplorable yet morally acceptable.

As we moved around, I might have said that home is a feeling. Or rather, you know you’re at home because of a feeling. I think I’d argue with myself now after…

Earlier in 2025 the U.S. Mint began reducing penny production, with the last of the coins struck on November 12th ... The reason the mint ceased production was because the cost to…