Fate, Free Will and the Referendum

Last night, I sat in one of the most magnificent private courtyards in Europe, listening to 200 musicians play the works of Ennio Morricone. The Italian composer, now 87 years old, conducted a huge choir and orchestra himself. The heavy rains were finished. The clouds parted, the sun set lemon and violet. The lake and its mysterious wooded island became silhouettes — and the music made us cry and cheer and stamp our feet. There were four encores. Beside me, a French student; behind me explained the films in London Italian. I heard the soft lisp of Greek and Spanish too while we […]

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Share Your Thoughts On Cruelty

What about cruelty? Do you think it’s more common in your arena of life, or have you seen a decrease of cruel behavior over time? Has there been no change?(…)Read the rest of Share Your Thoughts On Cruelty (99 words) … Read More…

Ask King Midas: Is “Spread the Wealth” Socialism?

King Midas, Etching; [CC BY 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

The following post is a Stars Over Washington republish from October 2008. I had totally forgotten I’d ever written it but, thanks to today’s Brexit vote and its possibility of adversely affecting global markets and economies, I find myself in the mood to re-post it for you now.

So whether