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A compelling case against a second Trump presidency

Moving beyond identity

Haley gains strength while Trump looms, and Zakaria pulls no punches

Embrace uncertainty by mastering decision-making

Why ‘politics sucks’ and how it impacts our representative bodies

Reclaim your focus: Embrace digital minimalism

Tim Scott withdraws, but the Republican party’s collective action problem remains

Yawn: The third Republican debate

The art and wisdom of concision

Uncovering the greatness in our midst

For a life well lived, focus on what matters most

Chiefly dysfunctional

2020 Pandemic: Gone but far from forgotten

Who gets into college and why

Don't overpay for college

College and university presidents' reticence on the Israel-Hamas conflict results from the False Dilemma Fallacy

'Don't pull the ladder up'

The calamity of a debate that didn't matter, and America's youth lurch rightward

Is the former president 'showing us who he really is?'

Remembering 911

Thoughts on the first Republican debate: ‘ChatGPT’ steals the show, DeSantis fumbles opportunity

We aren't (really) rational actors.

Are we really helping the poor?

Photos of the week

Unlikely Partners

A regression toward the mean year

Why parents should be very wary of their kids' use of social media—and why I largely abhor it.

The tech giants whose shoulders we now stand on

A busy month keeps getting better—and busier

Ending Affirmative Distraction

A generation at risk

America the beautiful: This country is my country.

The best Father's Day ever

Obama and the Dems are not afraid of Tim Scott—Yet.

1,045 days

Tim Scott’s Zeno’s Paradox: Running a race impossible to win

My perspective on the UT Austin Family Orientation

'The Divider'

Is the quest for meritocracy a fool's errand?

CISD's Leah Schwedler has built an international powerhouse in Robotics

An honest conversation on race with my two daughters

Heather Mac Donald takes DEI to the woodshed

Lannen wins in a landslide

'A Promised Land'

Why I'm adamant that my daughters get more than a degree from college

An election prediction: Lannen by a landslide

The failure of the Kamala Harris campaign shows why Democrats have a problem with Black voters

Why your kid didn't get into the college of their dreams

Was Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s right about collective stupidity?

I lost another book-reading challenge

Candidate quality matters

10 things to remember when running for local elected office

Carroll ISD Board Trustee Place 1 race adds a new entrant

Southlake City Council and Carroll ISD Board Trustee filing period open

The mentor I never met, but whose works changed my life

For my family, MLK Day is about opportunities, not obstacles