Ehlers on Everything

Abraham Joshua Heschel speaking at UCLA, May 25, 1963 I find it helpful in life to identify role models, people who inspire you to live with...

It should come as no surprise to my faithful readers that I do not like the Milwaukee Brewers. Indeed, when it comes to baseball, I do not l...

The wonder is that you could start life with nothing, end with nothing, and lose so much in between. – Barbara Kingolver, Demon Copperhead  ...

Lyndon Johnson at the University of Michigan, May 22, 1964 For most of my life, I have been optimistic about America. Born at the end of the...

Vannevar Bush - American scientist, inventor, and administrator “…basic research is the pacemaker of technological progress.” – Vannevar Bus...

Old Rizzoli Bookstore, 57th Street, Manhattan (circa 2014) Whenever I journey to a new town or city, one of my special pleasures is finding ...