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We should always try to learn from parents who have had it harder than us, who have really…
That idiot at work. That jerk of a neighbor. That contractor who has repeatedly lied and misled you….
The last year has been rough. It’s not how any of us would have chosen for things to…
It’s the most heartbreaking scene in an already heartbreaking book. It’s the scene at the end of Cormac…
Bryan Caplan is a busy economist. He’s also a busy parent of four kids, all of whom he…
Do you know Lewin’s Equation? You’re experiencing its implications as you read this: B = f (P,E) Behavior…
Everybody wants to get better. Next time, we tell ourselves, we’ll get it right. We’ll try harder. We’ll…
We all enter fatherhood with preconceived notions and expectations. We hear about that magically profound connection that forms…
How do you tell your kids how you feel? How do you say what needs to be said? There are so many moments where words…
Do you remember the best piece of advice you got from your dad? Are there sayings from childhood that have stuck with you? That time…
In 1952, Margaret Thatcher’s father was driven out of office when a rival political party won a majority in the election. His position wasn’t a…
It’s a touching scene. The father in The Road is giving the last of the hot chocolate they had found to his son. He pretends…
In the spring of 1921, a young ballplayer named Louis Gehrig had a tryout for the great John McGraw at the Polo Grounds. McGraw was…
You have things you want to do in this life. Maybe you want to write a book or you’re in the middle of starting a…
There is so much you want to teach them. When they’re little. When they’re teenagers. When they are out of the house and about to…
There is a great story about a young Spartan woman, Gorgo, who would one day become queen. Despite her royal status, like all Spartans she…
C’mon, Dad, again! One more time! Can we keep going a little longer? Let’s start over! I don’t want to stop! You’ve heard all these…
Nothing about Marcus Aurelius’ reign was fair. Fate tested him with one catastrophe after another. The Parthians invaded and triggered a war that would last…
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