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![Email1Facebook1Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 AVAILABLE ON PODCAST Anchor.fm Spotify iTunes In the wake of recent events regarding the tragic death of George Floyd and the ensuing protests, this letter seems […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-06-13-at-6.20.43-PM-36x36.png "On Becoming Sheepdogs, a Modern Fable")
On Becoming Sheepdogs, a Modern Fable
Posted on June 13, 2020 | 1 CommentEmail1Facebook1Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 AVAILABLE ON PODCAST Anchor.fm Spotify iTunes In the wake of recent events regarding the tragic death of George Floyd and the ensuing protests, this letter seems […]
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![Email3Facebook5Twitter1Reddit2X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 AVAILABLE ON PODCAST SPOTIFY ITUNES ANCHOR.FM THE TROLLEY PROBLEM The Trolley thought experiment, first put forth by the philosopher Philippa Foot, pits two schools of moral thought […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Screen-Shot-2020-04-17-at-10.13.35-PM-36x36.png "Are We Killing the Fat Man? The Corona Trolley Dilemma")
Are We Killing the Fat Man? The Corona Trolley Dilemma
Posted on April 18, 2020 | 14 CommentsEmail3Facebook5Twitter1Reddit2X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 AVAILABLE ON PODCAST SPOTIFY ITUNES ANCHOR.FM THE TROLLEY PROBLEM The Trolley thought experiment, first put forth by the philosopher Philippa Foot, pits two schools of moral thought […]
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![Email0Facebook1Twitter4Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 “Scout” Finch’s first day in school exposes the pretentious and often hollow ambitions behind progressive education in the 1930s and today. The beloved characters from Harper Lee’s […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scout-Atticus-36x36.jpg "Why Scout Finch Hates School – the Best Novel of the Century and Progressive Education")
Why Scout Finch Hates School – the Best Novel of the Century and Progressive Education
Posted on October 16, 2015 | 2 CommentsEmail0Facebook1Twitter4Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 “Scout” Finch’s first day in school exposes the pretentious and often hollow ambitions behind progressive education in the 1930s and today. The beloved characters from Harper Lee’s […]
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![Email1Facebook0Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 AVAILABLE ON PODCAST iTunes Spotify Anchor.fm Sometimes I wake in the middle of the night and I’m scared. It’s not often and I usually can get […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Lain-S-Thomas-poetry-by-booklight-115x115.jpg "Poetry for Emergencies: Lain S. Thomas at Daybreak")
Poetry for Emergencies: Lain S. Thomas at Daybreak
Posted on January 13, 2022 | No CommentsEmail1Facebook0Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 AVAILABLE ON PODCAST iTunes Spotify Anchor.fm Sometimes I wake in the middle of the night and I’m scared. It’s not often and I usually can get […] -
![Email0Facebook0Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 Available on Podcast iTunes Spotify Anchor.fm The New Year means resolutions and goals, or so it has for me for decades. My father would ask my […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Goals-v-Habits-115x115.jpg "A New Year: Goals Versus Habits")
A New Year: Goals Versus Habits
Posted on January 10, 2022 | 3 CommentsEmail0Facebook0Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 Available on Podcast iTunes Spotify Anchor.fm The New Year means resolutions and goals, or so it has for me for decades. My father would ask my […] -
![Email0Facebook0Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 AVAILABLE ON PODCAST iTunes Spotify Anchor.fm Alaska mountains will spoil you for all the rest. Two weeks in Southeast Alaska re-shaped a life-long sense of this […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Glacial-Highways-Alaska-115x115.jpg "Alaska Mountains Will Spoil You for All the Rest")
Alaska Mountains Will Spoil You for All the Rest
Posted on July 30, 2021 | No CommentsEmail0Facebook0Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 AVAILABLE ON PODCAST iTunes Spotify Anchor.fm Alaska mountains will spoil you for all the rest. Two weeks in Southeast Alaska re-shaped a life-long sense of this […] -
![Email0Facebook0Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 AVAILABLE IN PODCAST iTunes Spotify Anchor.fm This is the third episode in the series, Spirits of the Fall: True Stories of the Season, eerie occurrences, real-life […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Fall-MyLinh-OCT2020-115x115.jpg "Spirits of the Fall: Episode (3) Visits From Beyond")
Spirits of the Fall: Episode (3) Visits From Beyond
Posted on October 26, 2020 | 2 CommentsEmail0Facebook0Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 AVAILABLE IN PODCAST iTunes Spotify Anchor.fm This is the third episode in the series, Spirits of the Fall: True Stories of the Season, eerie occurrences, real-life […] -
![Email0Facebook0Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 PODCAST AVAILABLE iTunes Spotify Anchor.fm September 2 is a special day for me, the birthday of my daughter and the death day of my father. […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/SEP22020-Lakeview-DoD-115x115.jpg "Birthday and Death Day, Catholics and Customs")
Birthday and Death Day, Catholics and Customs
Posted on September 4, 2020 | 2 CommentsEmail0Facebook0Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 PODCAST AVAILABLE iTunes Spotify Anchor.fm September 2 is a special day for me, the birthday of my daughter and the death day of my father. […] -
![Email3Facebook5Twitter1Reddit2X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 AVAILABLE ON PODCAST SPOTIFY ITUNES ANCHOR.FM THE TROLLEY PROBLEM The Trolley thought experiment, first put forth by the philosopher Philippa Foot, pits two schools of moral thought […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Screen-Shot-2020-04-17-at-10.13.35-PM-115x115.png "Are We Killing the Fat Man? The Corona Trolley Dilemma")
Are We Killing the Fat Man? The Corona Trolley Dilemma
Posted on April 18, 2020 | 14 CommentsEmail3Facebook5Twitter1Reddit2X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 AVAILABLE ON PODCAST SPOTIFY ITUNES ANCHOR.FM THE TROLLEY PROBLEM The Trolley thought experiment, first put forth by the philosopher Philippa Foot, pits two schools of moral thought […] -
![Email0Facebook1Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 What can we learn from the Gulag? About the military, about the body and soul? AVAILABLE IN PODCAST iTunes Spotify Anchor.fm Walking up Hawks Hill […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Screen-Shot-2020-01-08-at-2.19.07-PM-115x115.png "Solzhenitsyn and the Gulag – A Russian Novel About Your Life")
Solzhenitsyn and the Gulag – A Russian Novel About Your Life
Posted on January 9, 2020 | No CommentsEmail0Facebook1Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 What can we learn from the Gulag? About the military, about the body and soul? AVAILABLE IN PODCAST iTunes Spotify Anchor.fm Walking up Hawks Hill […] -
![Email0Facebook0Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 PODCAST INTERVIEW Anchor.fm Spotify iTunes PODCAST SUMMARY (please click on links above for full interview) I talked with editor, writer, and friend, Hayley Swinson, about books […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Screen-Shot-2019-12-06-at-5.06.53-PM-115x115.png "A Book for Everyone, Even Nonreaders and Grinches")
A Book for Everyone, Even Nonreaders and Grinches
Posted on December 6, 2019 | No CommentsEmail0Facebook0Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 PODCAST INTERVIEW Anchor.fm Spotify iTunes PODCAST SUMMARY (please click on links above for full interview) I talked with editor, writer, and friend, Hayley Swinson, about books […] -
![Email1Facebook1Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 AVAILABLE ON PODCAST iTunes Spotify Anchor.fm A friend lamented the lack of grammar taught in schools and I said that English was out of fashion. What passed […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Screen-Shot-2019-10-29-at-11.21.32-PM-115x115.png "You’ve tidied up the closet. You’ve tidied up the house. Why not tidy up your writing?")
You’ve tidied up the closet. You’ve tidied up the house. Why not tidy up your writing?
Posted on October 30, 2019 | No CommentsEmail1Facebook1Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 AVAILABLE ON PODCAST iTunes Spotify Anchor.fm A friend lamented the lack of grammar taught in schools and I said that English was out of fashion. What passed […] -
![Email0Facebook0Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. Joseph Addison One year ago my children and a couple of West Point cadets helped […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/LFL-Sep-2018-115x115.jpg "Little Free Library – One Year Anniversary")
Little Free Library – One Year Anniversary
Posted on September 13, 2018 | No CommentsEmail0Facebook0Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. Joseph Addison One year ago my children and a couple of West Point cadets helped […]