Last week, I spoke to a friend about the virtues of meditating one’s pinky finger. We were considering the tyranny that is staring down a horizon with unanchored feet and the nausea that is lightness without heaviness. We elected to …
What is living a life of principles if not making a series of comparisons? In determining that some lifestyle confers greater benefits on oneself than another, one must compare the two lifestyles, weigh their virtues and vices and choose a …
I’ll first note (though I’m not sure this is a necessary or useful allotment of my word count) that I write as a Christian and, more generally, as a believer. Consequently, the following reflections may not resonate with much of …
Kurt Vonnegut’s novel “Mother Night” is the story of an American spy, Howard W. Campbell Jr., who spent his career posing as a notorious Nazi propagandist during World War II. Set in Campbell’s twilight years, the novel introduces our protagonist, …