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  • 7 reasons why the Pope’s gaffes are OK

    7 reasons why the Pope’s gaffes are OK0

    Pope Francis keeps making headlines, but not in a way that soothes all Catholics. This week CNN reported that “Pope says Christians should apologize to gay people”, a story which was relayed by NPR as “Pope Francis: Church Should Apologize To Gays And Other Marginalized Groups”. As usual, this upset a few Catholics who have

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  • Benjamin Franklin: America’s ‘Founding Physician’

    Benjamin Franklin: America’s ‘Founding Physician’0

    When Benjamin Franklin deferred to Thomas Jefferson in the drafting of the Declaration of Independence, he did so for multiple reasons. He wished to avoid the annoyance of being edited by the committee of the whole Continental Congress, as Jefferson was, to Jefferson’s great distress. Franklin sought to ensure the support of Jefferson’s Virginia for

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  • What we lose when we photograph life instead of experiencing it

    What we lose when we photograph life instead of experiencing it1

    At a conference on June 14, Facebook executive Nicola Mendelsohn predicted that the social networking site would be “all video” within five years. “We’re seeing a year-on-year decline of text,” she said. “If I was having a bet, I’d say: video, video, video.” Meanwhile, a recent article in The New York Times chronicled the lives

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