Archive - Turn Every Page: thoughts on books and the intellectual life

We need confident champions of causes, but is there a limit?

Jul 4 •

June 2025

Thinking about tradeoffs

Why do we seem to under-appreciate this element of decision-making?

Jun 6 •

May 2025

We need a truly great pope

Looking to the past for a model for the future

May 4 •

How you see things depends a lot on where you stand

May 2 •

April 2025

Music and mentors

How we build on what has come before

Apr 4 •

March 2025

Striving for More

How societal structures keep us from thriving

Mar 7 •

February 2025

No man is an island

We are metaphysical animals who thrive in supportive communities

Feb 7 •

January 2025

Turn Every Page: What to read in 2025

Choosing what to read at the start of a new year, and a challenge.

Jan 3 •

December 2024

Turn Every Page: why we need to remember

Remembering the dignity and gift of each person

Dec 6, 2024 •

November 2024

Turn Every Page: the importance of place

How particular places help us find our own place

Nov 1, 2024 •

October 2024

Turn Every Page: History of the Southwest, revisited

The forgotten characters who helped to shape the Southwest

Oct 4, 2024 •

September 2024

Turn Every Page: Sports

Tap into the transforming power of sport

Sep 6, 2024 •

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