Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

I mentioned that one of the tripartite formulas in American worldview involves time: past, present, and future.

I have a great advantage over many of my colleagues inasmuch as my students bring with them to class their own personal knowledge of national, regional, religious, ethnic, occupational, and family folklore traditions.

Americans often have trouble enjoying the present moment.

Americans have a penchant for the future and tend to disregard the past.

Polls are frequently taken to try to tease out or determine likely directions and trends, but once taken, they belong to the past, requiring that new polls be taken.