When I possessed the charming innocence of a 12-year-old, I took offense at the wording of the Pledge of Allegiance. Why, I wondered,...

As a human being, as an American, and as a Jew, I am profoundly grateful to live in the United States of America. I could focus on the...

One of the most persistent and compelling ideas I’ve learned recently is what Jim Collins calls the Stockdale paradox. It's named for the...

How ethical are you? How ethical do you want to be? The word stultify means to crush enthusiasm, particularly using ridicule, disdain,...

How can we return to a more normal normal? As the world begins to open up again, how can we return to a more normal normal? We can save...

Avoid this mental quirk can that can set you up for catastrophe in business and in life Ideally, we shouldn't need to trick ourselves...

Reflections about the boy who didn't cry wolf Having circled the globe one and a half times before finding my way to Torah observance,...

A Passover message for Jews and non-Jews alike Freedom is a responsibility, not a right. If we believe that we can enjoy the fruits of...

My latest article in Fast Company illustrates the value of knowing the "other side" A popular technique employed by trial lawyers...

Cast your vote for the new Reality Czar Earlier this month, a group of “experts” argued for greater government oversight to protect...

Deep within our hearts, we always know what the right thing to do is, don’t we? Or do we? We’ll look at that in our Thought of the Day....

The festival of purim teaches us about Masks, danger and second-guessing It's been nearly two decades, but I can still visualize the...

A Presidents Day reflection on moral history Back when the earth was young and I was in grammar school, we used to celebrate either...

If you’re searching for ethical leadership, first look in the mirror In this electronic age of indelible memories, it didn’t take long...

The more certain we are that we’re right, the greater the chances that we’re wrong One of these days I need to read The Brothers...

Erecting a case for censorship Every once in a while, the sandbox politics of Washington, DC, gives us more reason to laugh than to cry. ...

ON THE TWELFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MIRACLE ON THE HUDSON, LET’S REMEMBER THIS ESSENTIAL SECRET TO OUR COLLECTIVE SURVIVAL With common...

News of the Day -- Episode #11 Mimi Groves who, as a high school freshman in 2016 posted a politically incorrect, racially insensitive...

Joe Biden's victory is cause for hope and dismay; but not for the reasons most people think From the outset of his candidacy in 2016, no...

Thanks to the incomparable Dragonist, Dov Baron for inviting my on his podcast, Curiosity Bites. Please join our discussion confronting...