In Dealing with Iran, the U.S. Must Make the Best of a Bad Deal
Contain Tehran from further destabilizing the region.
January 23, 2017
Old-New Thoughts on the Meaning of Life
"When science finally peers over the crest of the mountain, it will find religion has been sitting there all along."
In The Power of Meaning: Crafting a Life That Matters, Emily Esfahani Smith draws on personal interviews, the work of classical humanists, her own experiences, and the new field of social science she terms “happiology” to answer the age-old question of how to give life meaning. She concludes that there are “four pillars of meaning”—purpose, storytelling, transcendence, and belonging—necessary for personal fulfilment. Alice B. Lloyd writes in her review:
January 23, 2017
In Allowing a Palestinian Embassy to the Vatican, Pope Francis Sends Exactly the Wrong Message
Yet another anti-Israel gesture.
The Play “Oslo” Perpetuates the Great Fantasy of Diplomacy
Successful negotiations aren’t the same as peace.
Remembering a Jewish-Israeli Artistic Genius
Old-New Thoughts on the Meaning of Life
"When science finally peers over the crest of the mountain, it will find religion has been sitting there all along."