Month: March 2005

In the waning days of the Clinton administration, my brother arranged a special behind-the-scenes tour of the White House for my wife and me. We showed up at a security checkpoint on the southeast corner around midday. I was...

are beings who are fully enlightened, but do not accept the full benefit of their enlightenment but remain in the world on behalf of other sentient creatures to help them reach enlightenment. Okay, I am simplifying a bit....

The text below has been linked to by Atrios, but I’d like to bring it to your attention again. The author, Stephen Roach, is the chief economist at Morgan Stanley, so he is one of the top economists in the world in terms...

you hardly know where to begin. Just after I posted the prayer thread below, I discovered this comment from the ever-wise, ever-peaceful Welshman (that stalker.) It’s a good counterpoint to my “Word for the...

forgive my parochialism on this Easter Sunday, and feel free to add prayers from your own tradition. Crucified and risen Lord, we pray for the Church. Save us from dawdling by an empty tomb. Save us from bondage to the past....