History is often considered “the story of great men” — that all who influence history are heroes. This idea was created in the 1840’s, by Thomas Carlyle, in his seminal work On Heroes, Hero-Worship and the Heroic in History, and has been adopted throughout the centuries. This definition is both too broad and too narrow.
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The Reality of Heroism: How One Tree Led to the Fall of the First Corporation
- April 29, 2013
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- The Heroic Spirit
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What Makes A Hero?
What do you think of when you hear the word “hero”? Maybe you think of war heroes or firemen, people who put their lives on the line regularly to help people. Maybe you think of brave civilians who rise to the occasion during a disaster or a shooting. Maybe you just think of heroes in
- April 2, 2013
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- The Heroic Spirit
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Ai Weiwei: Harnessing the Power of Art and Social Media
Something about artist and activist Ai Weiwei inspired me – compelled me – to travel from New York City to Washington, DC just so I could see his exhibit, Ai Weiwei: According to What?, at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. If I was moved to take a three and half hour train ride to
- March 4, 2013
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- The Heroic Spirit
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Unitarianism: Universalism Unlimited
Unitarian Universalism (UU), the modern-day American version of Unitarianism — a religious tradition with a nearly 500-year history — is an open, multi-denominational religious tradition. It lacks scripture and centralized authority, focusing rather on the individual spirituality of each believer. Although Unitarian Universalism emphasizes freedom, it does have several integral principles of belief. Perhaps
- February 27, 2013
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- The God Issue
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The Ethics of the Interfaith Movement
(Pictured above, left, is Greg Epstein, Humanist Chaplain at Harvard University; and right, Dr. Eboo Patel, Founder and President of the Interfaith Youth Core.) What does it mean to live a good human life? There, in a sentence, is perhaps the most important question a human can ask. Without an adequate answer to it,
- February 12, 2013
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- The God Issue
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Science and Religion: A Love-Hate Relationship?
“Science without religion is lame; religion without science is blind.” Einstein’s quote on science and religion is one of the most famous proverbs in history. But what does Einstein’s tantalizing quote actually imply? Einstein argues that science and religion are inseparable, yet even today, scientists argue over whether God is necessary to explain the mechanisms
- December 3, 2012
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- The God Issue
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The Lucky Few: A Case Study on the Lottery
Mary and John Pacifico and their four sons, a family of six from New York’s Hudson Valley region, had bills to pay. They were not starving or desperate, but money was not to be wasted. Of the four boys, three were enrolled in college. Like many American families, the Pacificos played the lottery. Like many
- November 19, 2012
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- Money and Value
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How Has Money Influenced Your Life?
No matter how hard you try, it is difficult to ignore the fact that consumerism is overwhelmingly on the rise. Just look at the teenage girls berating each other for not keeping up with the latest trends, massive billboards displaying radically expensive merchandise with the endorsement of global celebrities, and rows of stocked goods in
- October 9, 2012
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- Money and Value
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My Two Cents on Money
A few days ago, I embarked on a mission — not to explore a new frontier or to finally overcome my deathly fear of heights, but to go just one week without spending any money. To many this may seem like a simple or even trivial task, but to me it was unexplored territory. In
- September 10, 2012
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- Money and Value
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Slow Food vs. Fast Food: Is There a Middle Road?
Today’s world moves at a lightning-fast pace. I can travel to the other side of the globe in less than a day, send messages to my friend across the country in a matter of seconds, and hear about current events two continents away just moments after they occur. Although the speed of such communication seems
- August 20, 2012
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- Exploring Time
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