My mind seizes upon finding solutions, to even the thorniest of problems. In that spirit, I’ve been trying to envision a path toward unification as our country descends into a maelstrom of divisiveness. It is a tall order, but as is true of essentially all the most vexing problems of modernity, we technically possess everything…
Tag: U.S. Constitution
Written words are useless until the closing of the inspiration loop.
In L.A. on Skid Row, a project called Street Symphony, composed of homeless musicians alongside professional players, has developed a tradition of playing Handel’s Messiah around the holidays. In the article I read (New Yorker, Jan 1 issue), the author muses about how the language surrounding spiritual epiphany and redemption can so often sound corny…
foundations
In the preamble of the U.S. Consitution, the concept of security is invoked only once: “To secure the blessings of Liberty to Ourselves and our Posterity.” Posterity is easy enough to define: it is a word that encompasses all future generations. Blessings, as a word, is not so easy to define. But all peace-living people,…