In the case of a word like democracy, not only is there no agreed definition, but the attempt to make one is resisted from all sides. It is almost universally felt that when we call a country ...

Every day Americans are educated over and over again about the meaning of recovery: celebrities tour the country describing their miraculous redemption due to 12-step rehab; columnists instruct ...

It’s a phrase repeated often in the rooms of 12 Step recovery meetings: “Spiritual, not religious.” To the uninitiated, it can be difficult to make a distinction between those two terms, and for good ...

When the insomnia subsides to some extent, the mind begins to think again. The time for reflection and introspection returns. Yet, it is precisely at this moment that many people experience unexpected ...