Awe can be expected, but never planned because there’s always an element of surprise—before being floored. You can set the table for surprise, but never serve it to yourself. For me, Rome is one of the world’s most splendid tables—and once … [Continue reading]
I’m about to fly out to a place that filled me with awe before, both as a teenager and as a parent. So I’ve been thinking a lot about that mix of wonder and apprehension that you only feel when you face something that’s exponentially vaster and less … [Continue reading]
There are three extraordinary aspects to the storytelling in Marshall, a new movie appearing in theaters this week. Its protagonist, Thurgood Marshall, was the first African American to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. Several years before he took … [Continue reading]
What we want in America is a fair chance to succeed. On the other hand, imposing economic equality through the redistribution of wealth has always seemed un-American. But there is a place where the needs for greater equality and a fairer playing … [Continue reading]
I started this post with two different impressions about the phone and computer screens that stand between us and what we want to realize or accomplish—that is, the devices that increasingly mediate our everyday experiences. I still don’t know where … [Continue reading]
