Faith only takes you so far. You have to believe. You have to love. But you also have to be smart.
The Risk of Being a Trump Supporter: He Will Betray You
Trump is a man of his word only in the sense that one never knows what words will come out of his mouth. That is not a politician even his supporters can trust.
Trump is a man of his word only in the sense that one never knows what words will come out of his mouth. That is not a politician even his supporters can trust.
What Every Man Can Say about the Love of His Life
The sustainability of love, when imperfections dovetail.
The sustainability of love, when imperfections dovetail.
White Privilege, the Law of Large Numbers, and a Little Bit of Bayes
How the law of large numbers and Bayes theorem can help us think about the concept of white privilege.
How the law of large numbers and Bayes theorem can help us think about the concept of white privilege.
Ask Before You Touch the Belly of a Pregnant Woman
Just as a bald man may not like it when other people rub his head as if it’s a good luck charm, a pregnant lady may not be cool with strangers, friends, or even family putting their hands on her stomach without an invitation.
Just as a bald man may not like it when other people rub his head as if it’s a good luck charm, a pregnant lady may not be cool with strangers, friends, or even family putting their hands on her stomach without an invitation.
Why the Great Recession of 2008 was the Best Thing that Ever Happened to Me
A recent study on the decline in prime-age male labor force participation got me thinking about the age-old question of how one finds meaning in life.
A recent study on the decline in prime-age male labor force participation got me thinking about the age-old question of how one finds meaning in life.
What a White Man has to Say About Race in America
Being white doesn't disqualify you from the conversation on racism. Jonathan Church on how to join.
Being white doesn’t disqualify you from the conversation on racism. Jonathan Church on how to join.
Why I Proposed to My Fiancee’ Without Getting Down on My Knee
This man loves how art imitates life, but not necessarily how life tries to imitate art.
This man loves how art imitates life, but not necessarily how life tries to imitate art.
I Am Going To Be A Father: Why I Don’t Care If It’s A Boy or Girl
In his reaction to an all-male casting of Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew, a prospective father gains insight into why he is indifferent to whether his child is a boy or a girl.
President Obama Errs by Refusing to Utter the Phrase ‘Radical Islam’
Radical Islamic ideology provides a central motive in acts of terror committed by the likes of Omar Mateen.
‘Restorative Justice’ Would Have Failed Me: Why I Believe in ‘Old-School’ Discipline
A man reflects on his father’s militant discipline and why he believes it made him a better man.
The Small but not Insignificant Privilege of Being Poor
Reflecting on the privileges of attending an Ivy League school as a student born into poverty.
In Defense of Andrew Jackson, Sort of
A man reflects on the complicated life of President Andrew Jackson.
Would I Have Been a Better Son if I’d Been Able to Show I Loved My Father?
The non-demonstrative relationship he had with his father seemed normal, until he observed the easy intimacy between men in another country.
Sorry But I Have to Say It: I Am Not Always Cool with ‘Bro Code’
Embed from Getty Images Maybe we can at least find a more elegant way to proclaim our loyalty without calling women ‘hoes.’ ____ Oscar Wilde once wrote that ‘to be popular one must be a mediocrity.’ It’s a clever quip, a cheeky way of saying that to be popular is to be mainstream, i.e. not…