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Keeping an Open Mind

Fear, Faith and the Unknown

Losing the Need to Win

Opportunity and Thankless Jobs

Most of Our Divisions Are Artificial

Breaking Our Dependency On Approval

Society's Biggest Divide

Perfect Parenting is Exhausting Us All

Free To Find a Better Way

Inheriting Someone Else's Enemies

Connections That Count

How Crisis Equals Opportunity

To Be Taken Seriously

Civilization Starts with Individuals

Worthy of Our Attention

Fighting With Words

Addicted To Outrage

Rewriting History Won't Change Reality

What's Really Going On

The Antidote To Falsehoods

Jesus Christ, Memelord?

Why Experts Aren't Enough

The Superpower of Moral Clarity

Masses Are Easily Misled

A Choice We Can't Escape

A Reminder That Others Matter

Leadership Trumps Labels

Educated or Schooled?

Unquestioning Conformity Stunts Our Growth

Defending Your Honor

Building a Broader Frame of Reference

Virtue Is Doing Not Signaling

Developing a Bully-Proof Conscience

There Will Always Be Risk

Truth Has No Expiration Date

Media Driven Harassment

The Infinite Reach of Divine Mercy

The Underrated Skill of Diplomacy

Fit To Be Free

Finding Peace In Contentious Times

How to Face Hardship

Write This Down

How Conformity "Rewards" Us

What Is Real?

The Fashionable Conscience

Becoming a Better Critic

The Hamster Wheel vs Personal Mission

When It's Hard To Say "No"

Action In the Face of Uncertainty

Are We Being Informed or Steered?

The Cure for Hopelessness

The Counter to Corrupted Authority

Failure As a Refiner

When Nothing Is Certain

The Secret to Being Respected

Informed Isn't Necessarily Enlightened

Consistency In Our Principles

Laws Are Higher Than Legislation

The Power of Discipleship

Complainers and Compliance

To Whom Much Is Given

The Shame of Avoiding Criticism

Overcoming Our Fear of Being Wrong

Time Management Isn't Enough

Who Owns You?

The Bond of Friendship

Restoring Our Sense of Optimism

Peace Through Personal Secession

Building Unshakeable Personal Character

Influence Or Status?

Losing Our Fear of Adversity

The 20-Year Mirror

Our Internal Narrative

Questions Asked By Every Human Being

An Example of Excellence

Standing Out or Fitting In?

Two Types of Morality

Countering Social Engineering

Bucking Popular Opinion

The Path to Moral Behavior

The Only Way to Improve Society

Writing Down the Story of Your Life

What Am I Going To Do About It?

Following Orders Isn't Enough

There Be No Monsters Here

A Simple Way to Unlock Contentment

Reclaiming Our Freedom to Create

When We Go Off Script

Restoring Our Factory Settings

It's Not Supposed To Be Easy

We Cannot Stop Evil

Unleashing Your Inner Hero

Fixing What's Wrong In the World

No Need To Be Uncivilized

So, You Have Enemies?

Exploring Doctrines, Principles, Beliefs, and Values

Yours For the Taking

Countering Herd Mentality

Resetting Our Sense of Normalcy

What Problem Solvers Understand

The Secret To Minimizing Conflict

Tuning Out the Trivialities

A Call To Individual Service

Your Personal Morality

Turn the Page

A Better Way to Study History

A Sense of Personal Mission

A Pathway Out of Despair

The Positive Power of Complications

You Are a Micro-Business

Your Biggest Rival

Strengthening Our Thinking

Peace In a World Gone Wrong

Putting Politics Into Perspective

Taking the Time To Notice

Think Critically to Call the Shots in Your Life

The View from 30,000 Feet

The Law of the Harvest

When Stuff Isn't Enough

Hidden Benefits Those in the Know Don’t Share About Self-directed Living

Avoiding Intellectual Enslavement

Efficient Use of Moral Energy

Rules Are Not Righteousness

What Others Think of Us

Nobody Talks Openly About Critical Thinking Anymore

What Makes Us Exceptional?

Acting Without Official Approval

Hung Up On Name-Calling

Key Steps Vivek Ramaswamy Would Take to Save the USA

The Comfort of the Mundane

The Right Kind of Outlaw

Breaking Our Addiction to Status

The Secret to Clear Thinking Today

Our Moral Compass vs. Artificial Rules

Living In the Sweet Spot

Introducing "The Bootlegger's Guide to Critical Thinking"

Productive Pastimes

Want To Be Taken Seriously?

How To Handle Criticism

Dedication Requires Risk

Unplugging From the Matrix

Embracing Legitimate Pain

The Bootlegger's Guide To Critical Thinking

What Happened to the Skill of Critical Thinking?

Your Hero's Journey Awaits

Every Challenge Brings Opportunity

Honorably Defending Ourselves

Tempering Our Passion with Wisdom

Tolerance vs. Uniformity of Thought

Some Ideas on How to Manage the Expectation Gap

The Case for Critical Thinking

The Key to Authentic Understanding

Drama Doesn't Change the World

Failure Is Our Friend

Finding Refuge In Family

The Best Kind of Friend

Learning To Trust Yourself

To Be Rich In Moral Character

Improving Our Situational Awareness

A Primer In Managing the Expectation Gap

Stomping the World Flat With Kindness

The Secret to Productive Conversations

An Unhealthy Need to Win

We Called Her the Water Heater Lady

Choosing People Over Things

A Better Vantage Point

The Spiritual Power of Music

Some of the Most Influential People in my Life Have Been Real Dogs

Instead of Chasing Conspiracies

A Different Kind of Currency

Owning Stuff Is Fun But It Will Not Make You Happy

Where Happiness Is Found

Five Reasons I Chose to Amplify My Voice by Writing

The Team Uniform You Wear Matters

Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone

Are We Obligated To Be Outraged?

The Discriminating Individual

What Is Your Price?

The Fifty-two Seven Alliance Community Charter

Five Ways to Tame Your Inner Critic

Name Your Price

Doubt Not - Four Ways to Nurture Healthy Self-confidence

The Provocateur's Game

The Upside of Challenging Times

Now is the Time to Find and Lift Your Voice

Driven By Purpose

Not Who I Used To Be

God is calling - Slide to Answer

Frequently Asked Questions

Free vs. Forced Association

Avoid Becoming Politically Possessed

The Power of Mentors

The Problem With Stereotypes

Make Up Your Mind

More Light Than Heat

Shifting Our Focus

To Stand for Truth Is Nothing

Opting Out of Corrupted Systems

Our Circle of Influence

Reality Doesn't Care What We Think

Truth vs Our Conformity Filter

Going To the Source

Handling Disagreement Productively

Freedom Through Voluntary Exchange

Small Acts of Humanity

How to Tell Good Ideas From Bad Ones

Knowing When To Disobey