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The Fence: On hiding behind indecision, the modern myth of passion, and the call to move forward like a man. I have a confession to make, and I suspect some of you will recognize yourselves in it. For stretches of my life — longer than I would like to admit — I have lived in…

Question the Given I have been in a phase of questioning the given assumptions of our modern mind, especially the Western, modern human “givens.” That was the topic of my last two blogs—questioning two common narratives that are so widely accepted that almost anyone on the street would assume them to be true without much…

The Richest Age of Mankind: What is true Wealth? We are often told that we are the wealthiest humans who have ever lived. In one sense, that is true. We have modern comforts, abundant food, medicine, entertainment, climate control, and conveniences that would have seemed extraordinary in almost any earlier age. And yet many people…

Are We Actually More Educated?: Education Levels in the Americas We often say that we are the most educated and literate generation in American history. By most modern measurements, that is true. Literacy rates are high, high school completion is widespread, and college attendance is common. Compared to earlier centuries, access to education has expanded…

Christian Digital Sobriety: Answers to the Modern Dopamine Crisis When it comes to addiction, and sensitivity to addiction, I am more sensitive then most, and because of that, I have had to take a more extreme approach to what I allow into my life and what I do not. For me, Christian digital sobriety means…

AI, Small Business, and Wine I genuinely believe small businesses are standing in one of the most important transitions of the last hundred years. The emergence of AI and tools like ChatGPT has changed the structure of what it takes to operate a business. For the first time, one business owner can realistically function as…

Death by Coffee: The New American Epidemic of Caffeine Dependence My working title: Death by Coffee: The New American Epidemic of Caffeine Dependence My hypothesis is simple: in 20 years we may look back on our caffeine habits the way we look back on cigarettes—like a ridiculous cultural norm that we pretended was harmless because…

Wine: A Business of Passion and Hospitality Wine is a business built on passion and hospitality. It is agriculture. It is craft. It is service. Wine begins in the soil, is shaped by human hands, and ends at a table shared by people. It is simple in structure, yet layered in meaning. And at its…