Jon Margolis

As life becomes more complex, it would behoove people to become more humble. Alas, people act unbehooveably. Disdaining humility, they react to increasing complexity with increasing arrogance. We are in...

Such are the wonders of modern technology that one need not be in Washington, D.C., to see Congress in action. Like other wonders of modern technology, this is hardly an...

At least the Romans, as their civilization decayed, had orgies. Oh, orgies are probably boring, but they can't be as boring as the bland dissolution of taste, standards and distinctions...

It is not necessary to join the chorus of wailing women, which seems to dominate the airwaves and printed pages these days, in order to be mystified and disturbed about...

Information is not knowledge. In fact, information unfiltered by experience, wisdom and earlier knowledge can lead to ignorance. The Clinton administration, for instance, had the information that by a 2-1...

Two old lessons were taught, though not necessarily learned, last week, one for each side of the Public Agenda Divide. And what, may one ask, is the Public Agenda Divide?...

Because the Earth is a sphere, its surface can have no center. But this is it. So, at least, proclaimed the Greeks of antiquity, and on the basis of comparable...

Not to condone murder, now, but it isn't all that difficult to see why people would kill for this place. Just the chance to get the view for your very...

The view from the cliff at the southern edge of town is compelling, but not inviting. As far as the eye can see there is nothing but sand and rock,...

On Saturday afternoons, the downtown is all but deserted. There are a few cars, but no buses, and almost all the shops and restaurants are shuttered. Whether pious, skeptical or...