Posts by Christine Schueckler

AI is often touted as an escape from the inevitable biases and prejudices that we encounter when seeking advice and answers from fellow human beings. However, the assumption that AI can be truly neutral on any question is dangerous and false.

Like it or not, courtesy and politeness still matter, and they matter in our every interaction with strangers, employers, the barista down the street, and even with parents and siblings. In fact, respect for the latter is the most important.

It’s one thing to disagree with a neighbor’s politics or moral code. It’s another thing to regard your general fellow citizens' morality and ethics as “somewhat bad” or “very bad.” But that’s what more than half of Americans did.

In the end, pessimism shouldn’t prevent us from gratitude for the myriad ways that society is quietly improving in important ways. 

It’s counterintuitive, but giving up something that makes us happy often makes us happier.

Stunning churches and cathedrals draw our attention to the immense importance of faith. They’re not “accessible”; they’re aspirational.

Without a sense of the sacred at Christmas, we still feel unified – but we’re gathered together around mountains of stuff, a temple to consumerism and big corporations. If that’s the case, no wonder celebrating Christmas is becoming less attractive. It doesn’t mean anything.

Should the arts belong to only one side of the political aisle?