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In Praise of Polarity
"I love him, but when I kiss him, I feel nothing." Eve is one of my favorite people in the world. I've known her for years. And I think Adam is perfect for her. yet the relationship was failing. Up until that comment, I thought I knew why: Eve is flighty, indecisive. maybe a...
You Get Used to the Scars
The scars are just part of me now, like the length of my fingers or the color of my eyes. They are so "normal", so much a part of me, that I no longer think about them as having much meaning. That's not true, of course. The scars - now largely forgotten - created the man I am...
A Libertarian Critiques Libertarianism
Wouldn't it be awesome to have a President who cared about freedom as much as we Libertarians do? Nope. It would not. Let me explain why. Jonathan Haidt has done some great work in the field of social virtues. I won't repeat his research here. But it will help you to understand...
Why I Question Authority
All my life, I’ve been like the anti-Dale Carnegie: I know how to win enemies and irritate people. I don’t mean to do it. It just seems to happen. All I do is ask questions.
Your Life is Too Small
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
On the Tyranny of Malignant Ideas
Some ideas are benign, some are malignant. 3 malignant ideas currently infecting the public square are “toxic masculinity”, “words are violence” and “victim-hood is power.” You cannot escape the tyranny of these ideas if you are possessed by any of them.