He [Fritz Stern] warns of the danger in an open society of “mass manipulation of public opinion, often mixed with mendacity and forms of intimidation.” He is a passionate defender of liberalism as manifested in the spirit of the Enlightenment and the early years of the American republic.”

This past Christmas my grandmother, mother, and I were all sitting around the dining room table. I had just dropped my sister off at a friend’s house and my hands were wrapped around my third glass of wine, which would hopefully help me endure whatever conversation would take place. Three generations and three distinct personalities, [...]

Latin Spanish speaking actors often portray characters from other countries. Mexican Gael Garcia played Argentinian Che Guevara in Motorcyle Diaries. Also from Mexico, Lumi Cavazos starred as a Columbian maid in Bottle Rocket. Spanish Javier Bardem played a Cuban in Before Night Falls. And Victor Hugo Martin played Fidel Castro, though he too is from [...]

I just finished reading Jared Diamond’s New York Times Op-Ed, The Ends of the World as We Know Them; filled with much food for thought. Diamond is the author of Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies, a book I often describe as my favorite amongst non-fiction. It sets out to explain that [...]