Diligence, curiosity, gentleness, playfulness - all essential virtues for a writer. Also courage - the courage to tell your tale, first and foremost — and the rarely discussed courage to take the time the work needs - the courage to resist our society’s demented imperative to rush.

UPDATE: Today the DoJ formally asked judge to send Steve Bannon to prison since conviction and sentence was upheld

Wondering if wealth inequality is out of control? Well, Jeff Bezos made over $7.9 million an hour last year. In just 13 minutes, he made the equivalent of what a typical person earns in a lifetime.

Wealth tax. Now.