Show Them Their Hometown
"Maybe you don’t love where you live. Maybe if you had more money or a different job, you’d live elsewhere. Maybe it is too liberal or too conservative or too damn provincial for your taste. But this ...
18 Jun 20202min
This Should Be What You Teach Them
"If you haven’t watched the TV series Friday Night Lights since you’ve become a father, you should watch it again. There’s a reason that Coach Taylor is so compelling on the screen: It’s because he’s ...
17 Jun 20202min
It’s Wrong to Ignore What You Know Is Wrong
"There is so much on your plate. So much you have to worry about as a parent... So it’s understandable if you’ve been distracted, and you’ve missed an opportunity here or there to make certain causes—...
16 Jun 20202min
Here’s How to Tie Your Family Together
"You want them to listen. You want them to respect your rules. You want them to do what they’re supposed to do, the things that will make them successful. So how do you get them to do it?"Ryan describ...
15 Jun 20202min
You Are On The Front Lines of This Fight
"One of the most insidious and toxic forces in the world is the belief that some races are naturally better than others, or that one sex is inferior to another. Even if there were some slight biologic...
12 Jun 20202min
Be A Towering Example
"Cato didn’t write any books. He never taught classes. He never gave interviews. He liked to say that he only spoke when he was certain that what he’d say wasn’t better left unsaid. You won’t find man...
11 Jun 20202min
Can You Accept You’re Not In Control Anymore?
"The first thing becoming a parent teaches you, as we’ve talked about before, is that idea of “unavoidable reality.” Each new father, David Brooks once explained, suddenly discovers that they’re not i...
10 Jun 20202min
This Is How They Will Learn
"It was said for all the genius that Socrates possessed, Plato, and Aristotle, and all the sages who learned from him 'derived more benefit from the character than from the words of Socrates.' So it w...
9 Jun 20202min
