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  • The Batman and Tolkien’s Batman

    The Batman and Tolkien’s Batman0

    While we continue to marvel at the steady stream of superheroes being pumped out in comics and movies, I am more interested in ordinary heroes. The ordinary hero is the man or woman behind the scenes. They are the ones who play the steady, supporting role. Natural second fiddles, they are the loyal retainers who

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  • Why I’m Glad I Read Toni Morrison’s Beloved (Even Though I Didn’t Want To)

    Why I’m Glad I Read Toni Morrison’s Beloved (Even Though I Didn’t Want To)0

    “I am very unexcited to read this book,” I told a classmate of mine as I stared at the copy of Beloved sitting on the table in front of me.   I would describe myself as a book lover, but my fiction quota is relatively low. It’s not that I don’t like fiction. Rather, if

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  • ‘Do Something’ Is a Dangerous Demand to Make of Politicians

    ‘Do Something’ Is a Dangerous Demand to Make of Politicians0

    Do Something, goes the suddenly popular chant. In response to the wave of mass killings this year, it’s being shouted at any available political figure. Be careful what you ask for.  It’s hard to imagine anything good can come of this slogan. To demand the state do something, anything, is short sighted and even dangerous.

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  • I Immigrated to the US to Pursue the American Dream, Not to Pay for Your College Degree

    I Immigrated to the US to Pursue the American Dream, Not to Pay for Your College Degree0

    Candidates were back at it last week, competing to see who could present the best student loan forgiveness plan. Sure, that might appeal to some of the party’s base and America’s cash-strapped millennials. But for roughly 46 million immigrants like me, the idea that the government should forgive student loans is totally unfair. After all, when we came here,

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  • Going to the Chapel? Not Anymore.

    Going to the Chapel? Not Anymore.0

    Wedding planning is consuming the minds of several of my friends. The dress. The caterer. The flowers. The location! When asked about this last essential, one friend gets big eyes, puts on a mysterious voice and says: “We’re doing something really novel. We’re getting married in… A CHURCH!” This response draws laughter, but it’s quite

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  • Why Only Villains Are Running for President

    Why Only Villains Are Running for President0

    Steven Pressfield has written best-selling historical fiction books such as Gates of Fire and Tides of War. He writes nonfiction as well; and in my development as a writer, few books have helped me more than Pressfield’s The War of Art. When Pressfield talks about writing, I listen. Recently he wrote a series of blog

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