I often commute to Tokyo for work. There are many train lines in Japan, and in the capital, they weave and tangle like cat’s-cradle strings. Some evenings, on the long ride home, my train ends up running parallel for a few moments with some other train on some other track... Read More →

(This is a reprint from July 8, 2024) Last week, we celebrated the 248th anniversary of our nation’s Declaration of Independence, a bold act of defiance that ultimately, after eight long years of revolutionary war, resulted in Great Britain’s recognition of the sovereignty of the... Read More →