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(In memory of Andy Griffith, here’s a story I wrote for the New York Times in 1991.) Lessons for Living,… Read Article →

By J. Peder Zane Occam’s razor suggests that simpler explanations are, other things being equal, generally better than more complex… Read Article →

By J. Peder Zane Do we look before we leap? Think before we act? Are we rational beings in control… Read Article →

By J. Peder Zane Over dinner a few years ago, the novelist Lawrence Naumoff told a troubling story. He asked… Read Article →

By J. Peder Zane Nothing symbolizes the nastiness of American politics better than the constant calls for civility. Every time… Read Article →

“Every day life is the important thing, not tomorrow or yesterday, but today. You won’t reach anything better than the… Read Article →

It’s four days until Christmas, Kwanzaa is just around the corner, Hanukkah is in full gear — AND YOU STILL HAVEN’T FINISHED… Read Article →

A while back the National Book Critics Circle asked its member to write brief appreciations of their favorite books on… Read Article →

A story about the French playwright Alfred Jarry (1873-1907) from “Modernism” by Peter Gay: “One summer day, practicing target shooting… Read Article →

Welcome to WordPress.com. After you read this, you should delete and write your own post, with a new title above…. Read Article →