The Glint of Light
Truth, Expectation, & the Pursuit of Happiness
“Truth can be distorted, limited, irrelevant, meaningless. Truth can be false.”
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All Faith is Autopsy
Reflections After Christmas
“I am both happy and sad—there should be a word for this—when reciting the ‘Mourner’s Kaddish’”.
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What Is Work?
On Competing with Self & Others
“Being home schooled, I am finally on my way to wailing.”
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Absolute Contingency
The Persistence of Paradox
“The rest of the time I thought I was a genius.”
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Can We All Get Along?
A Sit Down with SmallerMan
“I wonder whether his growing dissatisfaction is based on his perception of reality, or is it a reflection of ours?”Read More
In Gifts Begin Responsibilities
Guns, Barney, Ping-Pong
“Enough privileged middle-aged white man angst: why can’t I simply let the children be children?”
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You Can Take the Boy Out of Brooklyn
City & Country, Home & Away
“Leaving New York City is always a weird thing for me.”
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The Rigor
Curriculum Matters & the Risk of “Other”
“I do not focus on what SchoolLess isn’t getting—some of which is loss, some of which is gain—but on what he is getting.”
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