The Sensible Soapbox

But are we willing to put down our laptops and cellphones to do it?

But to achieve it you would be wise not to

Social media, on the other hand, does

To be relevant in the 21st century religion must abandon literalism

Both self-improvement & solving the world’s most pressing problems require us to embrace possibility over inevitability

Believing the accuser and taking accusations seriously isn’t the same thing. Conflating the two is a recipe for more injustice not less

America is experiencing rising inequality, and a lack of social mobility. Together, these are producing major shifts in public opinion.

An environmental mystery serves as a reminder that life is always fragile

The true measure of a well-rounded education is below 4.0

Or how I learned to love parliamentary democracy

To avoid future ‘yellow vest’ like backlashes governments should follow the province’s example

We used to work to live, not live to be at work. We can again

If we’re going to call this the Anthropocene, then let it be an age of redemption

Only by framing it as a question of absolute control can it be denied

Unless empowering us to do more of the things that really matter counts