At the beginning of this year, I left my job as a public policy researcher in order to focus on…
An Open Letter To The World: I’m Not Sorry For Apologizing
Dear World, By now, I’m sure you are familiar with Pantene’s “Not Sorry” #Shinestrong ad. If you are not, the ad…
The War on Barbie Needs to Get its Act Together
Before I begin, let me clarify that this is not a defense of Barbie. Just like pretty much everyone else…
The Trouble With “Good” Regulation
When I talk about the dangers of business regulation (as I do incessantly), the dangers of giving a panel of…
Why the State Can’t “Feed the Poor”
The other day, I went on my lunchtime walk, as I do pretty much every day. At the end of…
If You Haven’t Worked a Day in Your Life, You Probably Don’t Love Anything
You’ve heard it before, the beloved aphorism from the ever-intriguing Confucius; “Choose a job you love, and you will never…
One Million Things that Almost Everyone Understands and Don’t Make Anyone As Special As He’d Like To Be
You’ve seen them. They are everywhere. The lists of things that apparently only one tiny subset of society understands or…
No, Teachers In Finland Are Not Paid Like Doctors, But That’s Not Even The Problem Here.
It seems that no matter how many times you say “hey, you can’t believe everything you read on the internet,”…
“The Hook-Up Culture Exists Only Because This Generation Has Never Properly Fallen In Love,” Or Vice Versa?
Ya know, we live in a very complicated world, and making sense of that world is very difficult. In the…
That’s What Makes You Beautiful?
Beauty is difficult to talk about. It is an abstract concept with concrete manifestations. It is limitless but exists within…
The Actual Most Urgent Threat To Marriage: A Libertarian Response To “I’ve Been Divorced Four Times…”
There is an article floating around the webisphere that calls for some attention. In it the author claims that the…
The one and only thing people need to stop doing on Facebook. Hint: I’m not talking about selfies.
I have a challenge for you. Go ask Google if there is anything that people should stop posting on social…
