The common journalistic technique of focusing on one individual in order to bring attention and clarity to a global, complex issue is referred to as “putting a human face on the story.” There are numerous examples, many Pulitzer Prize winners, which remind us behind every statistic there are living, breathing human beings. Perhaps the most … Read more
The title of today’s post is a play on “Carmina Burana,” a collection of Latin poems and prose from the 11th and 12th centuries believed to have been written by traveling theologians and scholars. Many are described as irreverent satires targeted at the Catholic Church. I thought I would add three more to the collection … Read more
Spoiler Alert: If you have not yet seen Season 8 of “Game of Thrones” and plan to do so, you may want to wait before reading this post. “Game of Thrones” has certainly generated its share of post-finale press coverage. Unfortunately, most of it has been about viewer reaction to the resolution of the question, … Read more
In what often appears to be a random existence, Carl Jung tells us there is synchronicity. Consider the following example of symmetry. Two weeks ago tonight Robert Mueller submitted his report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Two weeks from tonight, Jews around the world and their guests will come together to once … Read more
In November 2018, I posted an entry titled, “The Gospel According to Aesop.” The point being that storytelling is a powerful means of presenting a message. And the moral of a story did not matter whether the vehicle was a New Testament parable or a fable about animals. Today’s post is a political parable for … Read more