It also seems to me another, more carefully thought out, conversation is in order.

If the prospect of posting daily seems off-putting, remember that each post does not have to be a thousand words of carefully argued and finely crafted prose.

There are, of course, no answers to the life-and-death issues Mr. McCarthy raises, but there are more rigorous, coherent ways to frame the questions.

Holding any event of this scale in New York requires careful planning, superior logistics, and a bit of luck.

Creative and careful thinkers throughout human history have developed various disciplines for studying the world. Each discipline (or subject) offers its own perspective as history unfolds before us.