by Jay Krasnow | Sep 28, 2022 | Culture
reemasonry — the world’s largest and oldest fraternal organization — is often referred to as “a peculiar system of morality, veiled in allegory and illustrated symbols.” But what’s so peculiar about it? To be sure, Freemasons scattered across the globe have trouble...
by Jay Krasnow | Sep 26, 2022 | Politics
ourteen presidents have been Freemasons, a society that seeks to strengthen and improve the community by doing the same for the character of its membership. Many of these presidents commented positively on their membership in the group, and some even cited Freemasonry...
by Jay Krasnow | Sep 24, 2022 | Culture
reemasonry is a fraternal organization of which members have included George Washington, Harry S. Truman and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Worldwide membership in the society totals over 3 million members, of which 1.1 million are in North America. But where did...
by Jay Krasnow | Sep 14, 2022 | Technology
spend a lot of time on Google typing phrases like “why were …” and wait to see what Google’s autocomplete tool predicts what I was trying to learn. It’s a great tool to help me come up with stories. If I type “why do …” in Google’s search bar, who knows what the...
by Jay Krasnow | Sep 13, 2022 | Culture
uper-spies James Bond and Austin Powers don’t have cats. Neither does rogue operative, Jason Bourne. But some of their adversaries do. In fact, the picture of a white Persian cat in Bond villain Ernst Blofeld’s lap is an indelible cultural image, as is that of the...
