Why You Need Both Scarcity and Excess to Find Peace
We often treat contentment like a destination—a quiet room we finally get to lock ourselves into once we’ve accumulated just enough stuff, status, or stability....
Beit Gamaliel
The confluence of knowledge and faith
Man is Evolving
I have always been fascinated — and a little unsettled — by how confidently people extrapolate beyond what the data actually supports. A public school...
What’s in a Name? The Mascot Minefield
When I served as a principal, our team mascot was the "Ambassador." Living inside the Washington D.C. Beltway, an ambassador was traditionally a delegate from...
Room Full of Idiots: When Power and Paranoia Erode the Truth
Last week, I sat in a large meeting of clergy and stakeholders, watching a tragedy unfold in real-time. The chairman—a highly regarded religious leader—stood before...