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On Becoming Sheepdogs, a Modern Fable
Posted on June 13, 2020 | 1 CommentEmail0Facebook1Twitter0Reddit0X 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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Are We Killing the Fat Man? The Corona Trolley Dilemma
Posted on April 18, 2020 | 14 CommentsEmail3Facebook4Twitter1Reddit2X 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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For the Class of 2020 During the Pandemic, a Poem and a Mother’s Wish
Posted on March 23, 2020 | 4 CommentsEmail2Facebook4Twitter0Reddit2X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 AVAILABLE ON PODCAST Spotify Anchor.fm iTunes Today’s letter is for high school seniors, for my son and his classmates, for my friends’ children, for Andrew and for […]
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Just a Common Soldier by Vaincourt
Posted on November 12, 2020 | No CommentsEmail0Facebook0Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 This post is for “the ordinary fellow, who in times of war and strife, goes off to serve his country and offers up his life.” It is popular […] -
Memorial Day Reflection – Two Poems and a Tribute
Posted on May 26, 2020 | No CommentsEmail0Facebook1Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 POEMS AVAILABLE ON PODCAST Anchor.fm Spotify iTunes Two short Memorial Day poems to remember and reflect on the sacrifice of all those who gave their […] -
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 […] -
Murphy’s Law & the Army Ten-Miler
Posted on October 15, 2019 | 1 CommentEmail1Facebook1Twitter1Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 Listen to Podcast iTunes Spotify Anchor.fm Murphy’s Law states that anything that can go wrong will go wrong, an adage that’s been around for decades. But, did […] -
Suicide and Suffering – Army Veteran and Secular Buddhist on the Four Noble Truths
Posted on September 12, 2019 | No CommentsEmail0Facebook0Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 LISTEN TO PODCAST Apple iTunes Spotify This letter is dedicated to the memory of my classmates and friends and all of those who decided that life was […]