My backyard happens to be a tiny mountain – 652 feet high, to be exact. It’s not part of my property, but it is my view, my sunset, my ever-present companion and my witness to the changing of the seasons....

The phrase, “It is my God-given right,” seems to be cropping up a lot lately. What do you think of when you hear this phrase?...

When I was having my “conversations on the common” this summer, I noticed that our individual political identities have grown murky. Unlike most of our parents, who seemed sure about being either a Republican or a Democrat, people today do...

“Joshua” has been thinking a lot about gun control. A former Marine, a gun owner, and a black man, “Joshua” is concerned about the high incidents of mass shooting in this country. He has carefully researched the backgrounds of each...

This past August, I made three posters. I can’t call them protest posters, because instead of the usual signs you see at protest rallies that shout at passers-by to think this way about an issue, my signs all said, “Please...

The late 1960’s saw the highest number of automobile fatalities since cars went on the road in the late 1800’s. Every year, as the number of fatalities increased year by year, the American public seemed lethargic about the loss of...

I’ll admit that a lapse has occurred in my writing. While the forces of weather have not been kind to so many areas of the country these past few weeks, New England has been blessed with a long string of...

Note: For me and for my readers, it is good to pause every so often to take a more personal, less intellectual and philosophical approach to equality. I call these “inside-out” exercises because they draw from deep inside our own...

I often look up recipes on line, even for simple things like macaroni and cheese or meatloaf. I like seeing different ways to make a dish really, really delicious....

Often in these articles I have stressed the need to talk to one another. The very first article I posted here, “Signs, Signs,” commented on the way many protest signs discourage communication among people with different viewpoints....