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Why do we kill? It's a question unlikely to ever be answered to any degree of satisfaction, but one... Read More

Coming to Terms With Politics Sep. 30, 2026

With the "all-important mid-term elections" coming up in a few weeks, it's time to cast your mail-in... Read More

What's Wrong With This Picture: The Sequel Sep. 28, 2026

At one point, I signed up with a giant phone company for almost everything: TV, internet, phone and ... Read More

Doctors, Don't Quit Your Day Jobs Sep. 26, 2026

Some noise has been made lately about the imminent redundancy of the job of physician, thanks to the... Read More

Let the Word Games Begin! Sep. 23, 2026

Have fun with these puzzlers: Scramble Clambers Can you make a new word by rearranging the letters i... Read More

AI and I, Planning for the End Sep. 21, 2026

I'm hoping if I'm nice enough to AI, it will spare me when it wipes out the human race. Our relation... Read More

Focus More Clearly by Looking Away Sep. 18, 2026

Flying over the Sea of Japan in 1954, the electrical system on Lieutenant Jim Lovell's Banshee night... Read More

Is Verbing Nouns Worth the Effort? Sep. 16, 2026

When a TV news anchor recently told viewers that technicians were having trouble airing a correspond... Read More

Attack of the CCLs Sep. 14, 2026

A few years back, an intrepid scholar with an advanced degree from Yale uncovered the actual form of... Read More

What Do We Know After 9/11? Little, If Anything Sep. 12, 2026

Like most Americans who were adults on Sept. 11, 2001, my life is divided into "before" and "after" ... Read More

Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of Rosh Hashanah Sep. 11, 2026

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle hated Sherlock Holmes. I know: That sounds as improbable as J.K. Rowling hati... Read More

And It's Seabiscuit By Three Lengths! Sep. 09, 2026

Did you know that "gun" derives from 11th-century Scandinavian raiders who affectionately gave their... Read More

Approach Today Having Learned the Lessons of the Past Sep. 05, 2026

It's a time for fear. The United States is engaged in an undeclared war — one of which the pu... Read More

Moderation is Not a Four-Letter Word Sep. 04, 2026

What was the most memorable moment in the history of Time Magazine? It arrived, in my opinion, with ... Read More

The Natives are 'Restive' Sep. 02, 2026

In 2005, when Harvard University President Larry Summers was embroiled in controversy, a newspaper s... Read More

Hey Ma, It's Best-Selling, Award-Winning Me! Aug. 31, 2026

I've been a best-selling author since the first book I wrote. The book wasn't a best seller, but som... Read More

Dolly Parton Was Rich in All the Right Ways Aug. 29, 2026

One of the unfortunate realities of getting older is finding that the people you like begin to die. ... Read More

Permission to Play Gets More Work Done Aug. 28, 2026

J.P. Morgan reportedly said, "I can do a year's work in nine months but not in twelve months." In to... Read More

An App a Day Keeps the Parents Away Aug. 22, 2026

Well, it's back-to-school season again, and parents across the country know what that means: It's ti... Read More

Get Outside your Head to Look Inside your Mind Aug. 21, 2026