“Here, I’ll hold the football and you run up and kick it.” “Okay here I go,” a small boy starts running, and as he is about to kick the football, it’s pulled right before he’s able to kick it. He’s...

On a dreary Thursday afternoon in New York, I was sitting with a student in New York University’s Kimmel Center.  We began with small talk and a few jokes here and there, but the conversation soon picked up steam. A lot...