It’s not that I don’t know it when I’m in it,searching for a spot to park my liquidassets or, faster than a New York minute,remit them into gritty circulation,while heels and tires haul their various freightaround for public estimated valuation. It’s just that, as the plane gains height and . . . . Continue Reading »
I enjoyed a very pleasant though sadly short visit to my former hometown. It was mid-April. The weather was mild, and Aeolus welcomed me with soft breezes rather than the usual rough winds of the Great Plains. The redbud trees were radiantly abloom in the spring sunshine. I had coffee with old . . . . Continue Reading »
Even before de Blasio brought the place to her knees, New York had ceased to be as compelling. Continue Reading »
A society that condemns the sick to die alone needs to reexamine its basic principles. Continue Reading »
Every day at the hospital, I encounter ordinary heroes. Continue Reading »
What has this crisis revealed about you and me? About our society? About our churches? Continue Reading »
The “time of exception” is becoming normal. Continue Reading »
In our technocratic age we do not petition God; we appeal to science for a feeling of reassuring mastery. Continue Reading »
Emergencies are perilous, for they can justify what is under normal circumstances unjustifiable. Continue Reading »
The city’s heart beats more slowly. Continue Reading »
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