The Hope of Redemption
2018-08-09
To whom then will you compare me, that I should be like him? says the Holy One. Lift up your eyes on high and see: who created these? He whoContinue Reading
International AIDS Conference: Two Sides to the Story, but Where is the Truth?
2018-08-09
The International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2018) is like an unkempt braid. There are three distinct stories intertwined in an effort to resemble a whole, yet the individual strands are stillContinue Reading
President Trump called a “Road Bump” at the United Nations: People are Not Obstacles & Other Reflections on the Humanity Around Us
2018-07-26
The most uncouth criticism of an individual that I have heard at the United Nations in my time there this summer was spoken during the opening session of the High-LevelContinue Reading
People are Dying While You Promote Your Agenda: A Plea to Address True Need
2018-07-24
Two things have shocked me recently at the United Nations (UN): the stark reality of urgent need around the world, and the absolute determination of interest groups to push theirContinue Reading
Save the Child by Loving the Mother: Practical Ways to Help
2018-07-09
What do the pro-life and pro-choice movements have in common? Both claim to protect human rights. Yet the pro-choice movement neglects to recognize the humanity and right to life ofContinue Reading
Three Highs to Chase (in an Epidemic of Opioids and Obsessions)
2018-07-02
What is your favorite feeling? Is it a feeling of connection, like holding someone you love or belly-laughing until your smile hurts? Is it a feeling of meaning, like makingContinue Reading
Diagnosing Life: Who Makes the Cut?
2018-06-26
“The uncertainties of life find no refuge at its beginnings.” -Ethics Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine1 (italics added) Recently the United Nations Headquarters hosted the 11th sessionContinue Reading
Uncovering and Addressing the Core: Reflections on Pomodoro’s Sphere within Sphere
2018-06-18
He breaks the universal sphere’s Machine-smoothed skin, To show the meshing gears And cogs within. -John Scattergood (excerpt from “Six Ways of Looking at a Pomodoro”)1 Recently, I wasContinue Reading
Neurodiversity: The New Frontier in Protecting Life
2018-06-11
The concept of neurodiversity promises a fresh perspective that may illuminate truth for those who pit quality of life against sanctity of life. “A civilized society can only be basedContinue Reading