Opinion Opinion | The road not taken Maybe peace comes from accepting that every intentional life contains both a sense of gratitude and a sense of loss. Tom GreeneJuly 30, 2026
Opinion Opinion | The paradox of progress Modern life promised ease, but young adults often lost the friction, obligations and community that once helped resilience take root. Tom GreeneJuly 23, 2026
Opinion Opinion | Everything I Really Needed To Know I learned In Kindergarten A rediscovered paperback offered a timely reminder: Share, apologize, notice wonder and keep warm cookies close. Tom GreeneJuly 15, 2026
Opinion Opinion | Algebra as a metaphor for life: what if it was never about math? In both algebra and life, solving problems requires both patience and dogged persistence. It takes determination. Tom GreeneJuly 9, 2026
Opinion Opinion | What if the American Revolution never happened? It’s become fashionable for politicians to take shots at our form of government and our approach to capitalism. Ignore them. Tom GreeneJuly 2, 2026
Opinion Opinion | Familiarity breeds indifference A German tourist’s wonder at Waffle House, Buc-ee’s and everyday kindness revealed the America many residents had stopped seeing. Tom GreeneJune 25, 2026
Opinion Opinion | What do you want to want? Impulse and aspiration rarely line up, but daily choices reveal which version of ourselves we are actually building. Tom GreeneJune 18, 2026
Opinion Opinion | Some things you just have to learn the hard way What lessons did you have to learn the hard way? Tom GreeneJune 11, 2026
Opinion Opinion | The quiet surrender Civilization isn’t going to collapse. At least, not in the way we’ve always envisioned. Tom GreeneJune 4, 2026
Opinion Opinion | The fingerprint of grief There was a time when people understood grief more intimately than we do now. Tom GreeneMay 28, 2026