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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…

Apologizing, Feminism, Not sorry, Pantene, Sensitivity, Shinestrong, Sorry I'm not Sorry for Being Sorry, Women

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…

Competition, Free market, Government, Regulation

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…

Charity, Government, Politics, Poverty, Welfare

Dear Kids, It’s Okay To Not Be Different

Have you seen this article? I’m not sure how popular it is, or if it has been circulated widely enough to…

Being Different, Conformity, Nonconformity, self-esteem, Unique

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…

Career, Confucius, love, Work

The Truth About “Loan Forgiveness”

“Loan forgiveness.” The term is everywhere.  Ask the internet and it will refer you to hundreds of testimonials from people…

Debt, Government, Loan Forgiveness, Politics, Taxes

Why You Should Keep Doing Good Things For The Wrong Reasons

Like many other people, I admire people who do good things for good reasons, people who are motivated by love…

Intention, Morality, Motivation, Purpose, Selfishness

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…

Problems, Understanding

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,”…

Credibility, Finland, Information, Teacher Salaries, 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…

hook-up culture, love, sex

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…

Feminism, self-esteem, Sexism, true beauty

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