Category Archives: Moral Intelligence

Whisper Buddha; Whisper’s Wisdom

40 Mile-an-Hour Greyhound, Prize Winning Athlete, and Canine Incarnation of Buddha Himself, Dies in Houston, Texas By Alan Davidson http://www.ThroughYourBody.com Whisper, my fourteen-year-old friend and canine-other for the last nine years, died this morning in my hands (September 2008). I’m … Continue reading

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Absolutely, Positively Free…If You Think You can Afford It

By JANET MASLIN Consider Ellen Ruppel Shell’s “Cheap,” Chris Anderson’s “Free” and the story of the one-cent Hershey’s Kiss. This story appears in both books, but the versions are different. Both come from the same source, but these two authors … Continue reading

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Ellen DeGeneres:A Sapphic Victory, but Pyrrhic

By FRANK BRUNI BEFORE millions of television viewers, under the dewy and beneficent gaze of Oprah Winfrey, the two of them traded moony glances. They held hands. They spoke the language of sonnets and torch songs. “It was like an … Continue reading

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Triumph of a Zimbabwe Dreamer

By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF Any time anyone tells you that a dream is impossible, any time you’re discouraged by impossible challenges, just mutter this mantra: Tererai Trent. Of all the people earning university degrees this year, perhaps the most remarkable … Continue reading

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Can a Boy Wear a Skirt to School? When Gender Bends the Dress Code.

By JAN HOFFMAN BY now, most high school dress codes have just about done away with the guesswork. Girls: no midriff-baring blouses, stiletto heels, miniskirts. Boys: no sagging pants, muscle shirts. But do the math. “Rules” + “teenager” = “challenges.” … Continue reading

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