"Far too little attention has been paid to the role of ritual in the moral life -- in fact, I can't recall a single book on the philosophy of ethics that mentions it. Yet it makes a difference -- sometimes all the difference -- by turning abstract rules into living practices that, in turn, shape ethical character."
- Jonathan Sacks
Thank technology for good crop yields Despite a terrible drought, the Midwest is still going to have an acceptable harvest this year. Not great by a long shot, but not a calamity.