Of the Moment – Page 2

Labels and tribalism

Community, Of the Moment, Politics August 25, 2020May 29, 2020 by Tom Chester

The other day, a close acquaintance of mine, whom I like despite what I know of his political views, used the term “damned liberal” in … Read more

Memorial Day 2020

Community, Of the Moment May 25, 2020 by Tom Chester

For a century after its inception, Memorial Day was observed on May 30 as a way to remember the dead, particularly those who had died … Read more

Treason and hypocrisy

Of the Moment, Religion May 25, 2020 by Tom Chester

The fear and uncertainty caused by the pandemic is exposing many fault lines in our society—political, economic, racial, and religious differences—that threaten our well-being as … Read more

More on sustainability

Conservation, Of the Moment, Society May 10, 2020October 13, 2018 by Tom Chester

In an earlier post on the subject of sustainability, I discussed the inherent hypocrisy of what individuals and organizations, particularly corporations, are doing in the … Read more

Ancient Greek

Education, Of the Moment, Poetry May 10, 2020September 2, 2018 by Tom Chester

I have not been writing much here in the past few weeks because I have been busy with several other things. One endeavor to which … Read more

An old idea updated

Of the Moment, Society, Technology February 15, 2018 by Tom Chester

The famous French philosopher and writer Denis Diderot is quoted as saying, “Men will never be free until the last king is strangled with the … Read more

A letter to a climate change denier

Conservation, Of the Moment, Society October 30, 2017 by Tom Chester

Here is a letter-to-the editor I wrote earlier this year to a magazine to which I subscribe. My letter was in response to a letter … Read more