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Hamlet’s Blackberry. The Joy of Missing Out. Irresistible. Reclaiming Conversation. The Tech-Wise ...

 There’s been a lot of ink spilt in the past decade about young adults' “failure to launch," wherein ...

When it comes to religious institutions, Americans exhibit some contradiction between their beliefs and ...

 Have you ever told yourself, “If only I had more time, more money, or more connections, then I could ...

 We often lament the loss of good character in our society. There’s a sense that our leaders and even ...

"The Powers of a Strenuous President" From The American Magazine, 1908 By "K" I have known Mr. ...

 Jimmy Stewart is one of the greatest actors in American cinema. He’s appeared in some of our most ...

 When you hear the word “ninja” what do you imagine? Hooded and masked men in black garb, stealthily ...

While books like 1984 and Brave New World are getting a lot of buzz right now because of the political ...

Several years ago I saw a photo on Instagram in which a playboy-esque lifestyle guru was sitting on a ...

Editor's note: Ten days after his son, Alex, drove off a bridge and was killed in a car accident, ...

 One of the most heart-wrenching things that can happen to a man is losing his young wife to death. ...

 Last summer, I had Lesley Blume on the show to talk about her book Everybody Behaves ...

 If you grew up in America, you hear a lot of narratives about our country that speak to our shared sense ...

Sometime in the late 4th or early 5th century, as the late Roman Empire stumbled along in the twilight of ...

 In today’s episode I'm welcoming back one of my all-time favorite guests, writer Steven Pressfield. ...

 Looking around, there seems to be a dearth of grown-ups in our culture. We put a premium on seeming cool ...

Though one of the first Europeans to explore Tahiti, Louis-Antoine de Bougainville, only stayed on the ...

From The Simple Life, 1903 By Charles Wagner When one passes in review the individual causes that disturb ...

Word count: ~10,000 Time to read: ~45 minutes  In ancient Rome, four virtues were considered the ...