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Curious
In my ninth decade, I am as curious as ever. The mysteries of life seem even deeper. What is life? What is death? Why are we here? Where do we come from? Where are we going? To whom or what are we accountable?
My love of learning has been channeled through The New School at Commonweal. We’ve held hundreds of conversations with friends from around the world. The New School is open to all, free of charge, and welcomes all respectful perspectives.
Learning Articles
Mar
13
2024
A New Paradigm of Physics and Cosmology
Dear TNS Friends, I hope this finds you as well as possible. From the very inception of The New School (TNS), I sensed that the program would become Commonweal's...
Oct
11
2019
Why The New School Needs Your Help
Dear TNS Friends: We authentically need your help. For many years we have managed our modest TNS budget with the support of a few core funders and generous small...
Aug
31
2015
Eight Years at The New School
Dear New School Friends, Often I write to you about things that interest me -- like my last post on whether beauty will save the world. I rarely write to you about New...