Author: DPstaff
A Poem has Secrets that the Poet Knows Nothing Of
at Poetic Outlaws: Stanley Kunitz received numerous awards for his poetry, including the Pulitzer Prize…
Saturday Poem: Desperate Measures
there are so many ways to fallso many ways to crack down the middle andvanishso…
3 Types of Friends: Leaves, Branches, & Roots
Sahil Bloom at The Friday Five: Actor Tyler Perry—portraying his wise Madea alter ego—once shared…
Americans Have a Long History of Worrying About Declinism
By Joseph S. Nye Jr. at Time: As election year politics heat up, Donald Trump…
Guide to Reading Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations
At Daily Stoic: So many people struggle with and get frustrated by Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations…and…
A New Forein Policy Era Dawns
William Kristol and Andrew Egger at The Bulwark: All around us, there are indications—I’m tempted,…
How to Disagree Without Compromise
A Podcast at Wisdom of Crowds: Many attempts have been made to deal with polarization….
Friday Poem: Reflections by Javed Ansari
Droplets of meditation brim forth,the cauldron boils perpetually —through the tedium of life.The etched screen…
An Essay: Nero’s Violin
By Judson Vereen at Poetic Outlaws: It was sometime in the evening and I was…
Sit-ins on Company Dime: Google Fires 28
Liz Wolfe at Reason: Yesterday, Google fired 28 of its workers after employees held sit-ins…
‘Putin Is My Enemy.’ The Revolution of Yulia Navalnaya
Simon Schuster in Time: In Russian custom, the soul of the dead is believed to remain…
Whoever Wants World Peace Should Shun War Economy, and War Trade
by Chinese writer Chua Qinling published in March 2023: The biggest threat to the United…