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In my ongoing fascination with the concept of emptiness, I’ve been trying to understand a few basic things about nuclear physics. I see the problem of…
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As a child, I dreamed of greatness. I wanted to be a major league baseball pitcher, but I’d have settled for quarterback on an NFL team. Basketball also…
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I’ve always been a football fan. I’ve played football. I collected football trading cards. My brothers and I once received Christmas gifts of football…
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I recall shopping at my local grocery store back in late March when the seriousness of the coronavirus was first becoming obvious to everyone. I pushed my…
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In this strange new world, it can be challenging to maintain a social life. Some people want to be relieved of social pressures, but many of us feel…
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Like a lot of people, I’ve spent many hours reading and worrying about the coronavirus. It’s hard to know what more to say about it, but it’s difficult to…
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In American myth, swamps are threatening places whose stagnant waters conceal alligators and snakes, if not slimy monsters like the Creature from the…
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Years ago, a friend of mine had a favorite menu item at a carry-out Chinese restaurant. The proprietors, who barely spoke English, had put their young…
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We’re told that public benefits create moral hazards because they make people dependent on the government, and there’s nothing worse (according to this…
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Friendship is one of life’s great gifts. Last weekend I drove to Cincinnati to see my best friend, Dan, who has had heart trouble for several years. I’ve…