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Fifty Years Ago Today: One Small Step…

“That’s one small step for [a] man, and one giant leap for mankind.” – Neil Armstrong, July 20, 1969 I was born before humankind set foot on the moon. That dates me, as it dates everyone else who is fifty years of age or older as of July 20, 2019. More than dating me, though, that demographic fact situates me and all who are close to my age in the middle of what is – I would argue – an historical epoch whose enduring significance none of us will be able to fully grasp, for we are still in the Read more