Does bettering ourselves really make us better?
Doris Kearns-Goodwin memoir (1) is clearly a personal reflection. Thus, it is unclear how much her personal enthusiasm and engagement with the world around her, and a desire to make…
A New Year, a new you?
New Year’s resolutions are a common practice for most Americans. A recent piece by NPR (National Public Radio) (1) discusses the history of resolutions and suggests that making resolutions dates…
I Wrote this Myself
First, a few words about the title and a bit of self-disclosure. I have not used any AI products. I have never tried Chat GPT or any similar services. Second,…
Lonely, Anti-Social, or Both
In a recent article in the Atlantic, the writer, Derek Thompson, discusses the growing phenomena (though some might prefer epidemic) of social disconnection (1). Thompson distinguishes between loneliness, which he…
Should we trust the experts?
While historians and social commentators debate the extent to which experts have been trusted in our society, both currently and in the past, there certainly appears to be a decline…