No Doubting Doubt

“Originality consists in thinking for yourself, not in thinking unlike other people.” J. Fitzjames Stephen In his New York Times Draft piece, Phillip Lopate says, “Doubt is my boon companion, the faithful St. Bernard ever at my side.” Doubt should not be seen as a...

Hiding in Plain Sight

Technology connects us. So why are we so lonely or feel ignored? The Millennial generation is defined as Generation “We,” yet they acknowledge their decreasing capacity for human engagement. In our growing connectivity lies the terrible truth of our disquieting...

Conversation: An Ancient Custom for a New Year

As Pico Iyer notes in this marvelous Op-Ed piece, The Joy of Quiet, in the New Year New York Times, “We have more and more ways to communicate, as Thoreau noted, but less and less to say. Partly because we’re so busy communicating. And — as he might also have said —...