‘A Canticle for Leibowitz’: A Lesson on History and Global Warming

Published June 12th, 2014 by Peter Kinder

Last weekend, I went to my 50th boarding school reunion. It was an altogether wonderful and wonder-filled three days. But I had something on my mind, something…

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The Absence of Children on America’s Darkening, Echoing Green

Published July 3rd, 2013 by Peter Kinder

Going to places, like beaches and parks, I associate with children has made me feel their absence and the silence of their ‘songs of innocence’. I don’t…

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Happy Birthday, Ray Bradbury

Published August 21st, 2010 by Peter Kinder

Ray Bradbury is 90 this Sunday. I wish him many happy returns. I would also like to thank him for north of 53 years of enjoyment and enlightenment. …

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