The brain is a weapon; poisoned and filled with fear. We need to diffuse the conflict in our own heads and just start there.
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Odd Mating Rituals And Other Insights
The CultureSonar Team looks some quirky movies and web-series that have particular takes on coupling.
The CultureSonar Team looks some quirky movies and web-series that have particular takes on coupling.
Country For Folks Who Don’t Like Country
Country isn't for everyone, but with a little digging, there's a lot of treasures to be discovered.
Country isn’t for everyone, but with a little digging, there’s a lot of treasures to be discovered.
Helping Ex-Prisoners Keep Out of Prison: What Works
What helps ex-offenders avoid rearrest?
Embed from Getty Images By Adeline Nyamathi In California, about 74 percent of people who leave prison return within 12 months. Considering that the California prison system paroles about 45,000 people each year, this recidivism rate presents serious problems for policymakers and correctional agency administrators. It’s a revolving door – one that needs to be…
Congress Marks One Month Anniversary Of Orlando Shooting By Trying To Legalize Discrimination
Here's what you need to know about the First Amendment Defense Act.
Embed from Getty Images By Benji Douglas In case you were wondering how far those “thoughts and prayers” after the Orlando shooting were going to get anyone, here’s your answer: one month after the massacre, Congress is holding a hearing on just how many LGBT rights they ought to abridge. At issue is a bill called…
How Jose Reyes’ Celebrated Return Reveals Flaws in MLB’s Domestic Abuse Policy
Fans cheered as the third baseman came to bat nine months after choking his wife. What is wrong with this picture?
Fans cheered as the third baseman came to bat nine months after choking his wife. What is wrong with this picture?
Among Unfamiliar Flags
This is a meditation on the idea of home, on how various men in the same bad situation make their peace with reality so differently. From the perspective of a state prison inmate.
This is a meditation on the idea of home, on how various men in the same bad situation make their peace with reality so differently. From the perspective of a state prison inmate.
Comment of the Day: ‘Each person responds to stress differently’
Communication is a key factor for a successful relationship.
Communication is a key factor for a successful relationship.
Is the Key to Closing the Achievement Gap Found In… Nebraska?
Jennifer Berkshire (EduShyster) talks to Education Cities’ Ethan Gray about the new Education Equality Index, and challenges him to accompany her to the #1 gap-closing city in the USA: Omaha, Nebraska. (Spoiler alert: he accepts!)
Vulnerability And Truth: A Humble Warrior Podcast
This week Chris and Jon talk about vulnerability. They discover instances when speaking the truth opened them up to being vulnerable.
How To Take Your Mind Off Work Without Freaking Out
Having trouble coming out of hustle mode? Here are some ways to step away and relax.
We are not Okay Even When we say we are Great
When we lie about our feelings, are we being polite or missing an opportunity to connect?
Let Your Love Shine, And Your Goodness Show
The most powerful rebuttal to violence and hatred is love. So let yours shine.
4 Reasons I Dread the Last Dirty Diaper
Most milestones for our children are reasons to celebrate. There is one rapidly approaching that I don’t want to face.
Bill O’Reilly Would Like to Welcome You to the Banana Republic of ‘America First’
“Stark justice” demands a judge recuse himself, all because Donald Trump said his cultural heritage is a conflict? How about some “stark journalism,” for a change?
How Men Can Lower Cancer Risk: the Facts (CDC)
Every year, more than 300,000 men in the United States lose their lives to cancer. You can lower your cancer risk in several ways.