The Daily Paradox

It’s a great privilege to be able to wish my oldest child, Richard, a Happy Birthday on his 70th. Happy Birthday Richard and may the…

Technology has changed the world in such a way that the old concept of national sovereignty is morphing into international block treaty. It’s not new.…

Dear Faith Please don’t see this cri de cœur as blasphemous. It isn’t meant to be. You may also consider it self-indulgent. That is somewhat…

Studying your navel is a dangerous way to live. Failing to observe it is even more risky. Life starts - and sometimes ends - with…

There’s a quiet truth many believe but few will name: fear of our world’s progress. Not just the speed of change, but its direction -…

Will the takeover of Greenland be “too far” for those countries still claiming to support international law? Or that of Canada? Or anywhere? Moving the…

Knowledge is often identified as humanity’s greatest treasure. We collect it in libraries, encode it in machines, and pass it from generation to generation. Yet…

New Year is mostly a time for doing positive things to make life better for people. This year I’m going to suggest that we should…

Draw the shades on 25 and give thanks that we’re alive. Such advance yet such decline. Can we say that all is fine? Is the…

We use diametrically opposite expressions to mean the same thing. When we “wind up” something we finish it. When we “wind down” we indicate that…