The philosophy of Stoicism is enjoying a renaissance. After a lifetime of hearing virtually nothing about it, this school of thought has been in the news since the pandemic lockdowns. Stoicism, as you may know, is a school of philosophy founded in ancient Greece in the third century B.C. by Zeno of Citium. Famous adherents…
I came across a very sad post this week I haven't been able to stop thinking about. It's entitled "AITA [Am I a Total A ] For Telling My Wife We Can Adopt Her Nephews But Not Her Niece?" Here's the post, slightly edited for clarity: My wife's sister was recently found guilty of dealing [drugs]…
Almost 10 years ago – on Dec. 12, 2013 – I traveled into the city for errands and a bit of Christmas shopping. One of my stops was a Target store (no, I no longer shop there) where I purchased about $12 worth of items. Five days later, the news broke that Target had been…