This is my last Drift column for SLHI. I’m cleaning out my office after 16 rewarding and productive years. It never ceases to amaze me how incredibly lucky I’ve been to get paid for doing what I love: reading, writing, learning new things, hanging out with stimulating people and doing good work. I never had [...]

Recently a relative passed along an online inflammatory pamphlet. Wars, freaky climate, economic meltdown, oppressive governments, violence in the streets, feckless politicians – it grimly prophesized the end of life as we know it. The solution: horde precious metals, buy a gun, hunker down with plenty of water and dry goods, and accept Jesus as [...]

Recently the New York Times featured an article in their Sunday magazine on Kristin and Tatiana Hogan, four-year-old twins who are conjoined at the cranium and share a neural bridge. I read it with fascination, but what lingers still is the striking picture of two smiling, joyous children surrounded by a loving family. As a [...]