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- Current Events
The Effects of Megan’s Law on People and Their Families
A measured look at what sex-offender registration and public-notification laws are intended to do, the consequences registrants and families have reported, and what the research can—and cannot—establish.
- Buddhism
Understanding the Fourth Noble Truth of Buddhism: The Noble Eightfold Path
Explore the Fourth Noble Truth of Buddhism and the Noble Eightfold Path, bringing together wisdom, ethical conduct, and mental discipline.
- Buddhism
Understanding the Third Noble Truth of Buddhism: The Possibility of Cessation
Explore the Third Noble Truth of Buddhism: the cessation of craving, the possibility of release from suffering, and what cessation means in practice.
- Current Events
After 2017: Selected Federal Tax Changes in 2022 and 2025
A separately dated companion on selected federal tax provisions enacted in 2022 and 2025, distinguishing statutory rules from dated JCT projections and their baselines.
- Buddhism
Understanding the Second Noble Truth of Buddhism: The Cause of Dukkha
Understand taṇhā, the three forms of craving, and the difference between grasping and helpful intention, with compassionate ways to observe the pattern.
- Current Events
Are Presidents Subject to the Same Legal Standards as Everyone Else?
A reflection on presidential accountability, Watergate, impeachments, and the question of whether legal standards hold when political power is tested.
- Buddhism
Understanding the First Noble Truth of Buddhism: Dukkha
Explore dukkha as pain, change, and dissatisfaction, and how the First Noble Truth invites honest attention and compassion rather than pessimism.
- Current Events
From Reagan to the Billionaire Age: How Trickle-Down Economics Reshaped America
A critical timeline of U.S. tax policy from Reagan to the 2017 tax law, reflecting on corporate gains, political influence, and concentrated wealth.
- Buddhism
The Eightfold Path: A Guide to Ethical Living and Enlightenment in Buddhism
Explore the eight practices of the Buddhist path—wisdom, ethical conduct, and mental discipline—with practical reflections for speech, work, and meditation.
- Buddhism
The Four Noble Truths of Buddhism: Understanding the Path to Enlightenment
An accessible introduction to dukkha, craving, cessation, and the Eightfold Path, with reflections on bringing all four truths into ordinary life.
- Buddhism
The 4 Noble Truths and the 8-Fold Path in Buddhism: A Guide to Enlightenment
See how the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path work together, linking an understanding of suffering with wisdom, ethical conduct, and mental discipline.