Living with the Is

It seems to be a fairly straightforward piece of conventional wisdom that a peaceful life is attached to being happy … More

The Is and the Ought

I took several political science/theory classes as an undergraduate student, and I was fortunate to have a professor who was … More

Moment by Moment

Still in DC.  Still surrounded by 5000 mathematicians, and I have slowly become aware of a different feeling while I’ve … More

The Benefit of Smiling

People are not innately good or evil, but they typically return kindness with kindess and anger with anger.