Survival Guide Part 2 is on Medium if you want to share
Forgot to mention that. Here’s the link. https://medium.com/jon-ward/a-survival-guide-for-normal-people-part-2-e873bbcbb6fc
A Survival Guide for Normal People: Part 2
Three years ago I wrote a survival guide for normal people, because I knew that many people were feeling overwhelmed by two things. First, we already lived...
A guy walks into a Facebook page ...
I’ve been vacuuming a lot of content into my brain as I think and report on disinformation. We are in a crisis of knowing. There are many parts to this. But...
Wine that Gladdens the Heart of Man, and Bread to Strengthen His Heart
I just finished reading "The Splendid and the Vile," by Erik Larson. It tells the story of The Blitz, the bombardment of Great Britain by the Nazis from...
The Myth of the American Dream
“We thought we were being faithful. To be a good Christian, we were told, was to focus on our own families, to keep them protected from the world, and to...
Jon Karl on The Fakest Thing About The Fake News Debate
I interviewed Jonathan Karl about his new book for one reason. It turned into something much bigger. There has been a lot of debate over the president's...
My Tribute to John Prine
I'll admit it: the first time I heard John Prine’s voice was only two years ago. It was a glorious Sunday afternoon in late May, and I was pulling out of the...
Gin Rummy in the Morning
I wanted to share a small way my wife has comforted me over the last week. I’ve been waking up with a pretty good load of anxiety. Sometimes it’s tied to a...
A Liturgy for Our Times
Good morning friends. I hopped on a Skype call early this morning with two loved ones and we chatted briefly and then took turns reading through this prayer....
Spirit, Mind and Soul
If you live in a cave, you might not know yet that the NBA has suspended its season after a player on the Utah Jazz tested positive for coronavirus. And Tom...
The Primary Takes a Back Seat to Public Health
The primary results on Tuesday were overshadowed by an escalation in public health responses to the COVID-19 crisis. Biden and Sanders both cancelled their...
Why do modern politicians avoid history?
Welcome to Super Tuesday 2! After I noted last week that Elizabeth Warren had hat-tipped Teddy Kennedy's 1980 withdrawal speech in her own remarks pulling...
Elizabeth Warren Channels Teddy Kennedy, But Only At the End
Elizabeth Warren didn't connect her candidacy to the past very often, unless I missed it. But when she dropped out yesterday, she directly referenced Ted...
The Historic Leap Year Weekend
Ever since I watched the zombie takeover of the GOP by Trump, I've been fascinated by how that happened. And we likely just watched the Democrats manage to...