The Power Trip of Playing God

Back in 1989, a company called Maxis released a PC game called Sim City. Players of the game act as the mayor of a simulated city (thus the word “Sim” in the name) of their own creation—building roads, zoning, adding schools and municipal buildings, putting up power lines and power…

The Joy of Raising a Reader

Reading is Fundamental. When I was a kid, that was a constant PSA on television. I didn’t know then that it was an organization that promotes literacy. I just knew that I wholeheartedly believed (and still believe) that reading IS fundamental. I also remember looking forward to the Scholastic catalogs.…