Author: DPstaff

Nicole Avant on Why She Forgave Her Mother’s Murderer

The former U.S. ambassador and daughter of the music industry’s ‘Black Godfather’ discusses grief, grace,…

Why Habits are the “Compound Interest” of Self-Improvement

Atomic Habits: The #1 New York Times bestseller. Over 15 million copies sold! An Easy…

The Unfinished Business of Kennedy’s Vision for World Peace

Philip A. Goduti, Jr. in The Conversation: Less than a week after her husband’s assassination…

Should Children Have Smartphones?

Author Haidt: Social Media is Spreading Mental Illness New York Times Book Review: Social psychologist…

A Poem has Secrets that the Poet Knows Nothing Of

at Poetic Outlaws: Stanley Kunitz received numerous awards for his poetry, including the Pulitzer Prize…

Saturday Poem: Desperate Measures

there are so many ways to fallso many ways to crack down the middle andvanishso…

3 Types of Friends: Leaves, Branches, & Roots

Sahil Bloom at The Friday Five: Actor Tyler Perry—portraying his wise Madea alter ego—once shared…

Americans Have a Long History of Worrying About Declinism

By Joseph S. Nye Jr. at Time: As election year politics heat up, Donald Trump…

Guide to Reading Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations

At Daily Stoic: So many people struggle with and get frustrated by Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations…and…

A New Forein Policy Era Dawns

William Kristol and Andrew Egger at The Bulwark: All around us, there are indications—I’m tempted,…

How to Disagree Without Compromise

A Podcast at Wisdom of Crowds: Many attempts have been made to deal with polarization….

Friday Poem: Reflections by Javed Ansari

Droplets of meditation brim forth,the cauldron boils perpetually —through the tedium of life.The etched screen…