'The veneer of civilization is paper thin' Robert Azzi. I was one of the many millions of Americans who tuned in to President Trump’s first State of the Union (SOTU) ...

The severe drought in California and much of the West is a reminder that civilized life is a paper-thin veneer that overlays the deep upheavals of nature. Humans carry on blithely, holding fast to … ...

Civilization, as we know it - or hope for it to be - is nothing more than a thin veneer. It takes good people, acting in concert, to keep that veneer in good repair.

I was one of the many millions of Americans who tuned in to President Trump’s first State of the Union (SOTU) – the fourth most widely watched SOTU speech in history. While his base, I’m ...

The severe drought in California and much of the West is a reminder that civilized life is a paper-thin veneer that overlays the deep upheavals of nature. Humans carry on blithely, ...