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The Inner Meaning of Contemporary Life
The opinions expressed here are entirely my own.
Welcome to my web site. It’s a lot of fun to be able to write my own blog on significant issues in contemporary life that seem worth discussing. I hope you’ll enjoy what follows.
Newer posts →THE ESOTERIC QUEST OF STEVE JOBS
“Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me … Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful… that’s what matters to me.” SJ “Bill Gates‘d be a broader guy if he had dropped acid once …Read More
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IN PRAISE OF THE BROOKLYN BOOK FESTIVAL
A week ago I attended the Brooklyn Book Fair, a one day event in the area around Borough Hall that I had been completely unaware of until a fortuitous tweet pointed me in the right direction. And it was, in …Read More
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The Rise of Happiness
Suddenly it seems I can’t look anywhere without seeing the word ‘Happiness.’ It has been appearing in the realms of psychology and economics for some time but now its moment truly seems to have arrived. We now have activist groups, …Read More
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The Real Agenda of the Religious Far Right
Why does the Tea Party have Such Conviction? Six years ago I organized a conference entitled Examining the Real Agenda of the Religious Far Right in New York City. It was just after George W. Bush’s ‘re-election’ and a lot …Read More
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