“What is wrong with us? Children are rude to their parents, giant corporations are poisoning the environment, husbands beat their wives, teenager rip off CDs, our elected leaders lie to us. Are all of these people sick? Are they all criminals? And what about the rest of us, who watch and do nothing? Are we all guilty? Now in the major outline for an ethical system for todays world, the author pleads powerfully with us for a return to responsibility for our own actions and for a renewed...

America declared its independence from the British Empire, as hopefully most Americans actually know. I’m grateful to those who wrote our original declaration and all who risked life and limb to sign it. That took brains. And guts. I celebrate them! However. When will we have the brains and guts to declare our interdependence? That one seems, in my humble opinion, long overdue. Independence for us as human beings is what I would now classify as a youthful illusion. It...

On the eve of this year’s American Memorial Day, I have a few thoughts to pass along for anyone inclined to celebrate. In my own efforts at showing love by listening for the most accurate understanding I can possibly give, I hear what amounts to a near consensus (among my fellow Americans) of concerns, make that complaints, about the issue of responsibility. People who identify as conservative seem highly concerned about the lack of personal responsibility here in our land. This is...