We’ve bought into the greatest con job in human history. We’ve been taught that civilization is the pinnacle of human achievement and saved us from a life that was solitary, poor, nasty, and brutish as the philosopher Thomas Hobbs described it. In fact, it is civilization that is solitary, poor, nasty, and brutish. We’ve been
On this Father’s Day, it feels appropriate to share people whose book has changed my life. The first was Alvin Toffler in 1970 with his book Future Shock, which opened my eyes to the impact of change in all our lives and what we must do to keep from becoming overwhelmed. The second was Herb Goldberg in
When Bill Gates speaks, people listen. When his wife, Melinda, adds her voice, we listen even more intently. In reviewing the new book, Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World—And Why Things Are Better Than You Think, Melinda says, “Hans Rosling tells the story of ‘the silent miracle of human progress.’ It explains why
When I was five years old, my father had “a nervous breakdown” and was sent to the state mental hospital. Later, I learned that his breakdown was caused by the depression he felt when he couldn’t make a living supporting his family doing the work he loved. In his journal he detailed the feelings of
Most of us wish our health care system served us better. We pay too much for too little care. Often, we take our frustration out on our doctors. But our doctors may be in worse shape than we are. I know. I was in medical school and saw what we do to our doctors. They
Like most people I’m still reeling from the horrible massacre of innocent people in Las Vegas. Once again, a man came prepared to kill and to die. And once again we argue with each other about why it happened and what we can do to prevent the next horrible event. We even argue about whether
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