by Jack Moline | Oct 21, 2022 | Opinion
My little black book of quotations has multiple entries from multiple people. Often, it is because a speech or essay contains more than one observation that demanded residence in my memory. Sometimes, it is because a person has an astonishingly consistent talent for...
by Jack Moline | Sep 21, 2022 | Opinion
Any system of personal belief worth its salt includes a demand of true self-awareness. In religious language, the believer with integrity wants to be conscious of sin and, awakened to personal shortcoming or transgression, moved to contrition and repentance. That...
by Jack Moline | Aug 29, 2022 | Opinion
There are all sorts of friendly rivalries between the wisdom of Islam and Judaism. Arabic and Hebrew, the native languages of each tradition, have at least as much in common as French and Spanish. But there is no sacred literature that originated in the romance...
by Jack Moline | Jul 25, 2022 | Opinion
I spend some time each week tending to people in public service. It’s the least I can do. I am a devoted patriot, and I subscribe to the notion that the blessings and freedoms we enjoy as Americans are secure only as long as they are defended. So, I pay my taxes...
by Jack Moline | Jun 21, 2022 | Opinion
There is usually a bit of timeless wisdom that inspires these columns of mine. I will admit that the quotation that provoked this column — “Is this heaven?” — makes no sense out of context. Here is a link to a video of a little more than seven minutes that...
