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The Korean War is often overlooked by Americans. But this forgotten war played a big role in ...

In the modern age, shame is often seen as an unmitigated bad. According to this popular view, ...

I’ve long thought the encouragement to “be yourself” was peculiarly bad ...

Many people today are feeling stressed or overwhelmed by life. The typical approach to treating these ...

Our family recently decided to move from reading different picture books to each of the kids at night, to ...

What do great men like Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and Theodore Roosevelt all have in ...

When it comes to your personal presentation, there’s one aspect that often gets overlooked: ...

For thousands of years, men's lives were structured by rituals -- rituals that helped them mark ...

With most women [James Bond’s] manner was a mixture of taciturnity and passion. . . . He found ...

We live in a world where it’s possible to work ourselves 24/7. Even when you’re away from ...

I’m sure you remember the story of the Little Red Hen. The hen asks her friends to help her plant ...

Typically, we think of productivity and procrastination as antithetical to each other. We’re ...

As a boy, Allen J. Lynch was a severely bullied and aimless kid growing up in the industrial neighborhoods ...

The above quote by a 19th century clergyman speaks to the way a belief in eternal life can elevate and ...

When you invite people over for a dinner party, you likely think of some delightful conversation topics to ...

The world of Norse mythology and legend is a thoroughly fascinating one, and my guest has captured it in ...

Do you really detest your business rival, or are you just jealous that he’s beating you at the same ...

In an ideal world, all of our mornings would be relaxed, unhurried times to eat a nice homemade breakfast, ...

“I can’t break up with her; she’d be devastated.” “I can’t quit ...

When you ask people about their schedules, they'll typically tell you they're very busy, and don't have ...