Michael MoriartyThe Meditations of Donald J. TrumpThe year is 2592. Archaeologists have unearthed a collection of personal writings belonging to the first American emperor, Donald J. Trump…Aug 22, 2018Aug 22, 2018
Michael MoriartyinFestival PeakThey Say It’s Your Birthday, It’s My Birthday TooIt was fifty years ago todayJun 9, 2017Jun 9, 2017
Michael MoriartyinFit Yourself ClubDefend Your Morning: A Guide to Liberation in 7 StepsI was once backpacking through the Greek houses of Athens when I came upon a man belonging to the ancient fraternal order of Chi Phi. He…Jun 2, 2017Jun 2, 2017
Michael MoriartyinCineNation“A Serious Man”: Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?Why do bad things happen to good people? Why does anything happen to people who do not deserve it? The Coen brothers’ 2009 film A Serious…Mar 9, 2017Mar 9, 2017
Michael MoriartyThe Donald, The Newt and the WardrobeDonald’s goal was to see how many mouths were moving at the same time. Right now one mouth was moving, but before that mouth could finish…Feb 7, 2017Feb 7, 2017
Michael MoriartyA Review of SilenceLet me first dispense with the obvious. This is a review of the 10-day silent meditation retreat I went on in December at the Vipassana…Jan 29, 2017Jan 29, 2017
Michael MoriartyRunning for the CureThe air was brisk as I waited in the corral for the 2016 New York Marathon to begin. The sun shone despite the chill, warming the runners…Dec 1, 2016Dec 1, 2016
Michael MoriartyOn Leonard CohenMy natural impulse is to cobble together a narrative about Leonard Cohen’s death being linked to the American presidential election…Nov 22, 2016Nov 22, 2016
Michael MoriartyI remember during the second debate when I knew the election was over.And he can’t help himself. Like him, neither can any of us help ourselves. This is part of his appeal. We don’t want perfection and we…Nov 22, 2016Nov 22, 2016