A life in words

  • On the War

    [Note: this article is a reposting of something I wrote for my family-only blog. It seems to be appropriate for general circulation, though, and I now present it with only the slightest editing.] I sort of think fighting over politics is like Bible bashing: totally unproductive. Why fight over the Good News? Why start a…

  • Life

    I recently had a debate with my roommate about a very significant issue: how do we as a society decide whether and for how long individuals in a “permanent vegetative state” (deliberate scare quotes) are kept on life support. Who decides the matter of the prolongation of their lives? There are a few possibilities: The…

  • Did you know…

    That one of the main themes in the soundtrack from The Hudsucker Proxy comes from the adagio from Spartacus? Neither did I.

Not knowing for certain, but refusing to give way to those who claim certainty, was a privilege I had never allowed myself.Tara Westover, Educated, p. 197