Really like this list - lifted from Quora by Kelly Duncan: Intelligent people do not like to gossip, they like talking...
Reflections Articles
What are some ugly truths of life?
I just love this list that I lifted from Quora - written by Jasmin Mous, Evil exists. There are people who have...
Do not weep for your dead: how to mourn as the Stoics did
Imagine you are at a child’s funeral. The child is yours. The air is numb with silence. An ache so deep you can barely...
As a dying person, what is your advice to the living? – Quora
I have far more I’d like to say on this topic than can be contained in a single post. So I will summarize my top five here and do follow-up articles...
Lessons in family management from a Roman of noble birth
Raising a family is the most important duty a man has. Without children the state has no future, and if those children are not brought up properly...
There’s no emotion we ought to think harder about than anger
There’s no emotion we ought to think harder and more clearly about than anger. Anger greets most of us every day – in our personal relationships, in...
Black America Is Leaving While Staying Put
Jimmie Williams joins demonstrators in a protest outside of City Hall calling on Mayor Rahm Emanuel to resign on December 11, 2015 in Chicago,...
Can Parents Really Be Friends With Their Kids?
Two very different relationships that overlap in complicated ways. Like coloring books or meals composed entirely of vegetables, befriending one’s...
The Impact of Absent Fathers on the Mental Health of Black Boys
Studies show that sons in fatherless households have the highest odds of being incarcerated, have higher levels of behavioral problems and are more...
At college drop-off weepfest, remember these three words
Parenting doesn't stop at Freshman Week. All across the United States, people are weeping. They are sobbing, sputtering, sniveling and mewling...
According to the theory of evolution, why do we die? – Quora
Excellent question. And before I explain the real answer, which is rather mind-bending, here are some previous arguments and why they are wrong....
What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?”
Mr. President, Friends and Fellow Citizens: He who could address this audience without a quailing sensation, has stronger nerves than I have. I do...