What exactly is willpower? And, perhaps more importantly, how can we improve it?
The Terrifying Potential for Masculinity
The erosion of traditional gender roles destroys much-needed security: What will replace it?
The erosion of traditional gender roles destroys much-needed security: What will replace it?
Bukowski’s Scream
Bukowski left a voice to tormented men. It may only be a voice to scream, but that is plenty.
Bukowski left a voice to tormented men. It may only be a voice to scream, but that is plenty.
Dangerous Games
The new tough guys of world politics mean business.
The new tough guys of world politics mean business.
Book Review: When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir
The inspiring tale of an extraordinary woman who possesses the decency to be appalled by injustice and the courage to do something about it.
The inspiring tale of an extraordinary woman who possesses the decency to be appalled by injustice and the courage to do something about it.
Book Review: Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie presents another insightful, and highly readable, essay by a remarkably gifted author.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie presents another insightful, and highly readable, essay by a remarkably gifted author.
Bigotry is a Choice
There is no running from personal responsibility, and no valid excuse for the acceptance of bigotry.
There is no running from personal responsibility, and no valid excuse for the acceptance of bigotry.
Angry White Smurfs
Facts matter, and some stories are poorly supported by facts.
Facts matter, and some stories are poorly supported by facts.
Education Breakdown
Higher education is in the midst of a deep crisis. It produces low-quality teaching and sub-optimal research.
Higher education is in the midst of a deep crisis. It produces low-quality teaching and sub-optimal research.
The Lessons of the Historical Hitler
It's easy to fear a caricatured villain, but the real lessons come from Hitler the Man.
It’s easy to fear a caricatured villain, but the real lessons come from Hitler the Man.
Notes on the African Big Man
The mindset of the Big Men who have returned to the political arenas of Europe and America have often been compared to those of African dictators.
The mindset of the Big Men who have returned to the political arenas of Europe and America have often been compared to those of African dictators.
Of Love and Death
Reports of a shooting on his wife's campus leads Alexander Schuhr to reflect on mortality.
Reports of a shooting on his wife’s campus leads Alexander Schuhr to reflect on mortality.
Burning Sunflowers
Silence and acceptance create a fertile ground for many burning sunflowers.
Silence and acceptance create a fertile ground for many burning sunflowers.
Brown, Orange, and Beige like Caramel
New racism is subtler. Each isolated incident may be vague and open to alternative interpretations, but their aggregation makes all doubt vanish.
New racism is subtler. Each isolated incident may be vague and open to alternative interpretations, but their aggregation makes all doubt vanish.
Of Gas and Guilt
A grandson's inappropriate laughter and a grandfather's avoidance show the lasting damage of the path we're on again.
A grandson’s inappropriate laughter and a grandfather’s avoidance show the lasting damage of the path we’re on again.