The Oldest Hatred

For generations, anti-Semitism was treated as one of civilization’s great moral disgraces — the ancient prejudice that culminated in ghettos, pogroms, and ultimately the Holocaust. Yet today, Jew-hatred has returned in forms both familiar and newly fashionable, often disguised as moral sophistication or political activism. Since the October 7, 2023 Hamas atrocities against Israeli civilians, […]

For years we’ve all accepted a strange bargain with internet search engines: in exchange for “free” search, we surrender our privacy, endure endless sponsored results, and wade through oceans of SEO sludge written more for algorithms than for human beings. That’s why I’ve become increasingly impressed with Kagi, a relatively new search engine that feels […]

At last we arrive at the deepest and most challenging of all inquiries: Why. “Why” questions pursue meaning and purpose. They ask not merely what is happening or how something can be done, but why it should matter at all. Why does this effort deserve our attention? Why do certain values guide our decisions? Why […]

Building Your Power of Expression Yawning, adj. Pronunciation: ‘yôniNG Meaning: Admittedly, when referring to the reflex action of opening the mouth wide and inhaling deeply due to feelings of fatigue associated with sleepiness, the word is a noun. But the word can also be used as an adjective, which is my focus at this time. […]

Welcome to Uncommon Sense Issue #355! I am thrilled to bring you some of my latest thinking on a variety of issues – some positive and some not so much. In Uncommon Sense Issue #354, for the Self-Development column, I wrote about intermittent fasting. I received a lot of feedback on that – most positive, […]

In a culture where “supersize” became a selling point and value is often measured by quantity, it’s no surprise that portion distortion has quietly reshaped our relationship with food. Many of us don’t overeat because we lack discipline—we overeat because the baseline has shifted. What we perceive as “normal” is, in many cases, far more […]

There is an old pattern in human history that refuses to die. Every civilization eventually develops a growing suspicion that somewhere behind the visible machinery of politics, media, finance, and culture, there are smaller circles of influence operating quietly in the shadows. Sometimes those suspicions are paranoid fantasy. Sometimes they are rooted in very real […]

If you use a Mac and still think Spotlight is “good enough,” allow me to introduce you to Raycast – the productivity launcher that quietly turns your computer into a command center. At first glance, Raycast looks like a simple app launcher. Press a keyboard shortcut, type a few letters, and open apps instantly. Nice, […]

Every action unfolds within a context. Circumstances have location, environment, and setting. Recognizing this leads us to the next form of inquiry: Where. “Where” questions examine context and placement. They ask us to consider the environments in which decisions occur and the settings in which outcomes will emerge. Where should effort be directed? Where does […]

Building Your Power of Expression Bovine, adj. Pronunciation: ˈbōˌvīn Meaning: While the word bovine has reference to things associated with hoofed, cud-chewing mammals such as cows, American bison, water buffalo, yaks, and several other species that have cloven hooves and favor herbivorous diets, over time the word has been used in a derogatory sense to […]