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BEFORE THE COLLAPSE You wake up tired
You wake up tired. You snap at people you love. You scroll endlessly to avoid the thoughts in your head. You don’t feel joy anymore, just relief when the pressu...
Is morality objective, subjective, or something else entirely?
Is morality objective, subjective, or something else entirely? Morality isn’t fully objective like math, and it’s not purely subjective like taste. It’s contex...
My wife and I have been married so long that sometimes I forget how time works
My wife and I have been married so long that sometimes I forget how time works. I’ll go to ask her a question like, “Do you remember something we did as teenage...
When I was in kindergarten a little girl came into the classroom about a week...
A kindergarten boy protects a Mennonite girl who speaks no English. Decades later, the lesson still holds: belong to a tight-knit community and let genuine goodness attract the right people into your life.
There’s a common view floating around that who you are and how you live is...
There’s a common view floating around that who you are and how you live is almost entirely determined by your genes. That your personality, your habits, your li...
I bought a cheap digital weighing scale, and my twin 5-year-olds are having a...
I bought a cheap digital weighing scale, and my twin 5-year-olds are having a ton of fun standing on it to check how much they weigh while holding different thi...
Last night, I tucked my three boys into bed
Last night, I tucked my three boys into bed. The routine is familiar by now, teeth brushed, water sipped, stories read, kisses planted on foreheads. But even th...
🗡️ Meet Geraldo Sem Pavor, the fearless warrior who scaled walls, spoke Arabic...
�️ Meet Geraldo Sem Pavor, the fearless warrior who scaled walls, spoke Arabic, and struck terror in the Moors during Portugal's Reconquista. Discover his insan...
She thought the problem was the vacation
She thought the problem was the vacation. But the real threat was divorce. Every summer, the same pattern played out. She’d ask her husband to plan the family...
A family is not a democracy
A family is not a democracy. It’s a vessel. And every vessel needs a captain. In a healthy marriage, the husband leads. The wife supports. The children follow....
We want to make sure our kids are bonded sufficiently to us so that they will...
We want to make sure our kids are bonded sufficiently to us so that they will listen to our advice. No matter how much we teach them or how wise they are, when...
The Future of America Depends on Families, Not Cities Or Immigration...
America's future hangs in the balance, not because of foreign threats or economic instability, but from a crisis brewing quietly within its own homes. Birth rat...
Why are ordinary citizens punished for asking questions… while "experts" can...
Science has become the modern priesthood. Its symbols, jargon, and institutions command instant reverence. But what happens when the priests stop telling the tr...
She didn’t lose her mind in university, she gave it away
She didn’t lose her mind in university, she gave it away. Not consciously. Not all at once. But slowly, semester by semester, her instincts were overwritten, he...
A young woman told me yesterday that she doesn’t like to make eye contact with...
A young woman told me yesterday that she doesn’t like to make eye contact with anyone she doesn’t really trust, only her boyfriend or a few close people. She sa...
In modern America, the two-income household is often presented as the pinnacle...
In modern America, the two-income household is often presented as the pinnacle of success. More money, more security, more opportunity. The idea is simple: if b...
A fundamental part of patriarchy is the structuring of life around a mission
A fundamental part of patriarchy is the structuring of life around a mission. For women, this mission has traditionally centered on the home: the raising of chi...
The world economy rides on the back of the American middle class
The world economy rides on the back of the American middle class. Most people have no idea that global trade only exists because the U.S. Navy keeps peace on t...
“You have to forgive everybody for everything, the bible says so
“You have to forgive everybody for everything, the bible says so.” - atheists "For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a ti...
You’ve built an impressive life, but now you feel stuck by something you can't...
You’ve built an impressive life, but now you feel stuck by something you can't identify. You’ve made lots of money. You’ve mastered abstract thought. You might ...