Though neither of us could afford the time off work, my wife and I took a long walk through the forest last week. It was so utterly rejuvenating that when we returned to our office I decided that we couldn’t have afforded not to have gone. Experiencing a kaleidoscope of new blossoms, birds breaking into...
Back in the 1970s, Jim Davis, a good and deeply religious man, felt he could safely go into business with his flamboyant roommate at Baylor University, Allen Stanford. In early 2009 Stanford Financial collapsed in scandal. Today, Davis is a ruined man. A long time ago, I entered into a business transaction with someone...
If it takes 1 man 1 hour to dig a ditch, how long will it take 2 men to dig the same ditch? “Half-an-hour” is not the correct answer. Depending upon whether they help or hinder one another, there are two possible right answers: More than an hour or less than half an...
I knew we were in trouble when I learned that many universities have students evaluate their teachers. Schools that embrace utter equality of students and staff make authentic education impossible. Outside of some religious schools, students are rarely taught to respect teachers. Yet, hierarchy still has a role in a free and democratic...
Movie screens suggest that sex is public and everyone’s business. However, just try criticizing sexual misbehavior and you will be quickly told that sex is private and none of your business. So, which is it? It’s actually neither, or maybe we should say both. Sex should be private but it is everybody’s business. ...
Passover – Sex is Everybody’s Business By Rabbi Daniel Lapin The five books of Moses are divided up into fifty-four portions. Every Sabbath a different portion is read so that, taking into account leap years and various other considerations of the calendar, the entire Torah is completed every year. We are currently in the beginning...
Jews Strive to Restore Sea-Tac Airport’s Christmas Trees By Rabbi Daniel Lapin Well here we go again. It is so utterly predictable. Like clockwork. It’s December and time for another skirmish in the annual battle against Christmas. What compels me to comment is that this time it’s not the usual secular fanatic who’s responsible for...
Don’t you just hate it when people proudly proclaim-“I told you so!” Don’t you hate it even more when they were right? Well, I told you so! Two years ago I said Howard Stern’s move from free radio to subscription-based satellite radio was going to bomb for Sirius which paid Stern about half a billion...
Dear Father, It is exactly fifteen years since that unforgettably nightmarish moment when I answered the phone at my home in Los Angeles to hear Mom’s trembling voice. Her first six words told me all I didn’t want to know. “I have some very bad news, Daniel….” The obvious effort she was making trying to...
