“My phone just dings all day long with sadness, and tragedy, and heartache,” he said. “But I signed up for that. I love people. And I think the common language of humanity is suffering. We’re all ...

I first learned about common humanity from a book on self-compassion. Common humanity is, in a simple sense, recognizing our belonging to a whole and that we all share in suffering and joy.

Have we lost our common sense? When Donald Trump blamed the Reagan National Airport plane crash on DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) it tripped an avalanche of loud questions. What?

Catch yourself when you are thinking “them and us.” I believe in this country and I believe in the people of this country. Let’s all honor our common humanity.

Technology is robbing us of our humanity, turning humans in some respects into “disembodied” minds, Paolo Carozza, professor of law at the University of Notre Dame, warned Saturday during a pa ...

In these politically charged days of party-first, back-biting, and zero compromise amongst those elected to represent us, it’s encouraging that the Minnesota Legislature has a Civility Caucus.

AI agents will accelerate that process. Before this goes further, we should pause and take stock of our own humanity. For all their promise, we will not find our humanity in our AI companions.