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January 16, 2025

DEFY: THE POWER IF NO IN A WORLD THAT DEMANDS YES

Many of us comply much more than we realize. How many times have you wanted to object, disagree, or opt out of something but ended up […]
January 16, 2025

OUTRAGED: WHY WE FIGHT ABOUT MORALITY AND POLITICS AND HOW TO FIND COMMON GROUND

It’s easy to assume that liberals and conservatives have radically different moral foundations. In his new book Outraged: Why We Fight About Morality and Politics and […]
January 9, 2025

THE DISENGAGED TEEN: HELPING KIDS LEARN BETTER, FEEL BETTER, AND LIVE BETTER

Adolescents are hardwired to explore and grow, and learning is mainly how they do this. But a shocking majority of teens are disengaged from school, simultaneously […]
November 14, 2024

THE RITUAL EFFECT: FROM HABIT TO RITUAL, HARNESS THE SURPRISING POWERS OF EVERYDAY ACTIONS

Our lives are filled with repetitive tasks meant to keep us on track—what we come to know as habits. Over time, these routines (like brushing your […]
November 7, 2024

THE MIRACULOUS FROM THE MATERIAL

Nature is capable of extraordinary phenomena. Standing in awe of those phenomena, we experience a feeling of connection to the cosmos. For acclaimed physicist and novelist […]
October 31, 2024

YOU ARE NOT ALONE FOR PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS: THE NAMI GUIDE TO NAVIGATING YOUR CHILD’S MENTAL HEALTH

A growing number of children and teens in the U.S. are struggling with mental health conditions, but parents, teachers, and other caregivers are often at a […]
October 31, 2024

ABOVE THE NOISE: MY STORY OF CHASING CALM

THIS IS A NEW DATE AND YOU MUST RE-REGISTER! DeMar DeRozan, six-time NBA All-Star, has been called a “basketball savant” (ESPN) and “the best closer in […]
October 24, 2024

BY THE FIRE WE CARRY: THE GENERATIONS-LONG FIGHT FOR JUSTICE ON NATIVE LAND

In July 2020, nearly 200 years after the lands of Eastern Oklahoma were promised to Native Americans, the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling in McGirt v. […]
October 24, 2024

TRIUMPH OF THE YUPPIES: AMERICA, THE EIGHTIES, AND THE CREATION OF AN UNEQUAL NATION

Brimming with lively and nostalgic details, award-winning journalist and author Tom McGrath’s new book Triumph of the Yuppies: America, the Eighties, and the Creation of an […]
October 17, 2024

HOW TO RAISE A CITIZEN (AND WHY IT’S UP TO YOU TO DO IT)

The numbers don’t lie. American civic knowledge is alarmingly low, and many people dread talking about politics—often choosing to avoid the subject altogether. Studies continue to […]
October 17, 2024

GATHER ME: MEMOIR IN PRAISE OF THE BOOKS THAT SAVED ME

For Glory Edim, that “friend of my mind” is books. Edim, who grew up in Virginia to Nigerian immigrant parents, started the popular Well-Read Black Girl […]
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