How the Life Coaching Industry Sells Pseudo-Solutions to Our Deepest Problems
The cultural pressures to become a self-made individual have intensified at the same time that sources of social support have decreased. Enter the life coach.
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Can the Love of Menswear Be Justified in a Time of Global Crisis?
Can there possibly be any value in caring about something as seemingly frivolous as personal style and taste in clothing? As it turns out, Yes!
Bernie Sanders Keeps Us Focused on What Matters
Sanders’ new manifesto is an important reminder of what we should be fighting for, and a reminder that the Democratic party establishment is a main enemy of progress and justice.
Of Course You Should Be Required To Serve LGBTQ Customers
On the ludicrous idea that “pluralism” and “free speech” require us to give homophobes an exemption to anti-discrimination laws.
On Slowing Down to Cook
Life is hectic. But to eat meals quickly and not cook is to miss out on an enjoyable sensory experience that connects us to the natural world, different cultures, and to each other.
Being a Man in the Marines
To be a man in the Marines, as Lyle Jeremy Rubin explains in his memoir, was to be a person not so much in search of freedom or democracy but one’s own manhood.
Manufacturing Nostalgia
An avid collector puts the sports card hobby into focus. The hobby isn’t so much a parallel of the free market as it is the free market emulating itself.
Why Conservatives Hate the Government But Love the Cops
The core right-wing principle is a belief in hierarchy, not the limitation of state power.