P-e-l-i-c-a-n. A word. A name.

P-e-l-i-c-a-n. A word. A name.

Excerpt from The Second Miracle. There is an old childhood rhyme that goes, “Sticks and stones can break your bones, but names can never hurt you.” The implication is that words, if we refuse to let them bother us, can do no harm. But the real danger of words is...