Cynthia Giles

Believe it or not - there was a time in midcentury America when women appeared on the big screen as top scien…

"Supply-side" and "demand-side" are shorthand terms for two approaches to governmental policy in a market-bas…

No matter what kind of writing you do, this trio of tools could help you do it better. Or do more of it - or …

In 1992, I apparently subscribed to House & Garden Magazine. But I only know that because ever since then I'v…

In case you've temporarily forgotten about " Schrödinger's Cat," it's a famous thought experiment proposed by…

The thing about ironing is - while you're aligning the fibers of a fabric, you can smooth out some of life's …

Is it a whirlwind? A cat's cradle? A swarm of bees? No - it's a directed graph. For scale . . . There are 168…

Not to worry if you don't recognize the name Michel Houellebecq. He's quite famous in Europe, where literary …

My most recent obsession has been figuring out Carmiña Vacaloura. To decide if this makes any sense, just go …

Both partisan opponents and nonpartisan commentators have tried to point out that the economy under Trump has…

Though evangelical support for Trump is often viewed as an enigma, there are several ways in which it makes p…

"The economy" or "Managing the economy" is the only area in most 2020 polls where Donald Trump has not consis…

In the aftermath of our 2020 election, the phrase "Trump's base" is being used more than ever. Elected Republ…

Like many others, I've struggled to understand how attitudes toward Donald Trump can differ so dramatically. …

What is it about masks that makes some people so upset? In logical terms, our modest COVID face-covers are qu…

I'm long past having school-age children, so I'll be speaking as an observer of the current situation. But I …

Once upon a time (March, 1987) a Portland, Oregon alternative newspaper called The Free Agent published a pie…

2020 Foresight: What Two Noted Conservatives Knew about Trump -  More than Four Years Ago. In early 2016, Geo…

"The Athenian Murders" is a great read - especially if you're intrigued by philosophical debates, ancient his…

Years ago, I came across the photograph shown above, and set it as wallpaper on one of my computers. I didn't…

Like most of his contemporaries, Schopenhauer was keen to put his own stamp on Kantian idealism. Kant had ass…

While writing Schopenhauer's Cat and A Schopenhauer Cheat Sheet, I made some notes whenever I came across sto…

Though he wasn't actually thrown out of town (or burned at the stake), Schopenhauer never fit into the intell…

If you've never heard the name "Jacques Roubaud," just use any of these substitutions: "Emeritus professor of…