Opinions

Afew years ago, The Washington Post conducted a social experiment designed to measure people’s priorities and their perceptions at any given time during their everyday lives. Their study asked one…

With the recent passing of Whitney Houston, many people have turned their attention to the importance of life and the power of death. However, we as Americans have developed a…

If I ruled the world, I would rule from behind a mask, and would do so for the three following reasons. Reason No. 1: The mask would be an emblem…

Henry David Thoreau once wrote: “I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not…

It’s an especially tired cliché these days to point out that the word “love” is overused. As the explanation predictably goes, if I say I love my spouse and my…

Remember the last time you and someone else sat down over a cup of coffee and had a discussion about an important topic you disagreed on? At first, it seemed…

The month of love is upon us and I know it is met with mixed feelings. I am personally not a fan, and it isn’t a shock that a person…

If I ruled the world, my world would be considerably less dependent on cell phones. Just think about how much our world depends on cell phones. If “Jupiterians” were to…

On those days when there is nothing remarkable to discuss about the weather, people sometimes ask me how I write my columns. At the risk of dispelling the mysterious wonder…

How would you feel if you noticed an angry or frustrated status update by one of your close friends on Facebook? You’d go out on a limb for him or…