Reimagining the Fourth of July — The sad fact is that many of us will speed through life without ever slowing down to ask what it is we really want. Others will sleepwalk through life, ignoring the most important questions, not for lack of time, but willpower. …

According to Socrates — We live in the age of experts. They are the cultural gatekeepers. If something doesn’t have the stamp of the experts, it’s probably not true. Who they are, I don’t know. But they seem to have the insider knowledge on just about everything. You know what I’m talking about. …

Three hundred and sixty five days ago, I didn’t know a single word of modern Greek. Today, I can read short chapter books, make small talk, and understand pop songs. No, I’m not fluent yet. But I continue to edge closer to proficiency every day. On January 1st, 2010, I…

What if I told you that the only three virtues you need to live a happy and fulfilled life were invented and practiced by a civilization that thrived over a millennium before the birth of Christ? Or what if I told you that a thousand years before Zeno of Citium…