General Interest

I recently watched a child interacting with a puppy. It was a small moment, almost nothing at all — and yet it was quietly extraordinary. The child was completely absorbed.…

Mark Carney’s Davos speech has attracted a lot of commentary, much of it simplistic. Some have treated it as a dramatic break with the past, or as an emotional response…

I recently attended a memorial service for someone I admired deeply. At one point, a granddaughter spoke about her grandfather. She described how, growing up, he made her feel as…