

Will Passive Greed Kill America?
And what, you may be wondering, is “passive greed”? Look, I know you’re not nakedly greedy, a rapacious monster trying to grab all you...
Eliot Daley
Jan 12, 2024
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Tranquil Ponds and Quicksand Pits
Inches from my left shoulder, on the sill of the window here in my study, rests a poem that I typed out and posted there. I re-read the...
Eliot Daley
Jan 5, 2024
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Skid Marks All Over My Mind
I sat down to write a piece about whatever happened to truth in public life. Instead, I was forced off the road by a challenge to my own...
Eliot Daley
Oct 7, 2023
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Seeking "Humane Execution" (Huh???)
We seem to be having some trouble figuring out how to kill the 2,755 prisoners currently on death row. Turns out all the usual...
Eliot Daley
Sep 25, 2023
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Have I Come of Age Yet?
I just got word that Anita died today. It felt like a gut punch. But I haven’t seen her for fifty years. So why do I feel kind of...
Eliot Daley
Aug 24, 2023
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How Barbie's Mother Launched Our Daughter
When she was seven years old, our daughter Shannon questioned Ruth Handler—then CEO of Mattel and creator of “Barbie”—on the untapped...
Eliot Daley
Aug 4, 2023
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Seriously? I Am Too Old???
I just got rejected for enrollment at a school. Maybe it was ageism, maybe not. But it felt pretty sketchy. For many decades, I’ve had...
Eliot Daley
Jul 27, 2023
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He Asked, "Am I Still Married?"
Whatever happened to easy questions? Whatever happened to easy answers? A beloved friend living many states away called and asked me if...
Eliot Daley
Jul 1, 2023
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No Penis? No Pastorate for You.
How can I not write about this? Of the three ordained Presbyterian pastors in my immediate family, I’m the only one with a penis. Most...
Eliot Daley
Jun 15, 2023
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Sure Wish Mister Rogers Could Help
I am feeling like a three-year-old these days. So are you. And not in a good way. I shall explain. I first observed the feeling we are...
Eliot Daley
Jun 8, 2023
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