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The Surprising Connection Between Hanukkah and Christmas

Positivity Is Poisoning the Holidays (but It Doesn't Have To)

Hope, Evil, and Fear, as Reflected in Dickinson, Solzhenitsyn, and Munch

We're All Charlie Brown During the Holidays

Monday Motivation: Learning to Slow Down

Monday Motivation: Perfectionism, and Escaping Its Stranglehold (Or: Good Enough is Good Enough)

Eight Ancient and Modern Perspectives on Travel

Solace in Satire: An Ancient Approach to Modern Moral Decay

Mini Monday Motivation: First Do No Harm (November 11, 2024)

The Day After: Coming Together with Ancient and Modern Texts and Poems

Monday Motivation: Be Polite and Go With the Flow (November 4, 2024)

The Ancient Tension Between Justice and Mercy Defines Modern Politics — And Most People Don't Even Know It

Ghost Words!

On "Being Alone" vs. "Being, Alone" (or: On Loneliness and Solitude)

Monday Motivation: Tolerating Other Opinions (October 28, 2024)

On Success, Control, Luck, and Self-Help Books

Travelog

Monday Motivation — October 21, 2024

Sinwar, Gaza, and Israel — and the Vexing Dilemma of Kindness

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