Despair is not an option. The phrase in an article by David Remnick, editor of the New Yorker, made a strong impact upon me. He mentioned it in relation to Trump and then referenced it at the beginning of the war in Gaza. I find it profound. I find it inspirational. I find it gives…

The tenacity of hope! A magnificent phrase I learned from an editorial in The Guardian and which was inspired by the theme of the Catholic Church’s latest Jubilee year, hope. It is a phrase worth pondering. As embedded as hope may be in the human psyche, the depth of its meaning can only be reached…

Increasing one’s vocabulary is always a good thing. And I learned the word kakistocracy quite recently while reading Paul Krugman’s last column for the New York Times. It means government by the worst.  In Krugman’s case he was being predictive.  I think there’s a deeper way to think of the word: What do we mean…