On October 27th, dozens of students and academics filed into Sanders theatre at Harvard to hear psychologist Steven Pinker and law professor David Skeel. The event promised to be a moderated discussio...Read More
My parents recently moved to a new city, so naturally they are making lots of new friends. Often they are asked about their family. The conversation inevitably goes something like this: New friend: Do...Read More
These last few weeks, I’ve gotten a lot of questions about my newest tattoo — a portrait of Abraham Lincoln on my right shoulder. “Why Abraham Lincoln? Is it because there are rumors...Read More
“I would like my life to be a statement of love and compassion — and where it isn’t, that’s where my work lies.” — Ram Dass Ten years ago, in the summer before my f...Read More
This post originally appeared in the Huffington Post Religion. It may be mid-January, but I’m still thinking of Christmas. The week between Christmas and New Year’s Eve just might be my fa...Read More
This post originally appeared in the Washington Post’s On Faith. In the wake of this national tragedy, many have speculated about whether violent rhetoric and imagery used by Sarah Palin and oth...Read More