yonason goldson

Where are you going to put your trust? In technology? In government? In experts and pundits? There's only one place to put your trust: p...

Thanks to Cathleen Merkel for inviting me on her Legendary Leaders podcast. Cathleen is one of the most charming hosts I've ever worked w...

I was ten or twelve years old. My father and I had arrived at the stadium early, and I felt a thrill of excitement as we stood up for the...

I keep asking this question, again and again: Where do our ideas come from? When is the last time you asked yourself: Where did you ge...

Modern violence and ancient history show the way for visionary leaders Professor Stephen L. Carter wisely observes that civility is the e...

History repeats itself: In the year 70, as the Roman legions tightened their siege around Jerusalem, residents of the city grew increasin...

Thanks to Judith Germain for inviting me on her podcast. Her unapologetic commitment to intellectual #integrity and resisting the pull of...

Thanks to moderator and organizer Dave Bricker, and to my co-panelists Margarita Gurri, Russ Riddle, and Bruce Weinstein. Here are some ...

Thanks to Sarah Elkins for inviting me on her #podcast. In place of my usual interview subject of personal and business #ethics, we trade...

To know where we're going, we need to remember where we've been Have you ever forgotten an anniversary? If you did, you probably didn’t f...

Thanks to Azriela Jankovic for inviting me on her podcast Within Us. Her quiet passion and sincere desire to fight darkness with light le...

Why we need obstacles to create a clearer path People everywhere are finding ways to cope with quarantine and the threat of COVID-19. Som...

This is not my first quarantine. Maybe things have changed, but back then Israeli hospitals bore little resemblance to American hospitals...

Thanks to Paul Kim for inviting me on his podcast Operation Dichotomy. Our missions are very much aligned in vision and purpose, so we f...

Maverick resistance erodes the overconfidence of groupthink Great writers intentionally sprinkle their narratives with contradictions. T...

This is not a story about biblical history. It’s a story about us, today, right now. Nearly 3000 years ago, toward the end of King David...

Confessions of a counterculture rabbi There’s a certain kind of angst unique to certain kinds of rabbis — those who grew up in secular ho...

I’m revisiting my interview with Denise Griffitts on her podcast, Your Partner in Success. Denise is an oasis of calm and quiet reason i...

Mark Twain said that history does not repeat itself, but it rhymes. A decade ago, a prominent white house adviser responded to the 2008 e...

Mark Twain said, history does not repeat itself, but it rhymes. A decade ago, a prominent white house adviser responded to the 2008 econo...