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  • Making Good Men Is Not Rocket Science

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    In “Meditations: Book X:16,” the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius wrote: “Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one.” For several decades now, our culture has served as a battleground over the meaning of manhood. Some attack males for displaying “toxic masculinity,” or advocate that men become more like women, expressing

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  • AI and the Crisis of the Modern Graduate

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    Gen Z has been sold a bill of lies. Most of the generation was born into the “Learn to Code” public information campaign. Tech moguls, celebrities, and even U.S. presidents poured funding and influence into an effort to create more computer programmers. Students were told they would get six-figure salaries for entry level jobs after graduating

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  • Three Schools Point the Way to Making Good Men

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    Three years ago, Ben Strong and others founded St. Andrew’s Academy in Verona, Ky. It’s a Catholic boarding school and farm for high school boys which “aims to cultivate a genuine and masculine love for the true, good, and beautiful in the hearts of her students.” Students who attend St. Andrews receive a classical education, reading and

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  • Is It Okay for Academia to Be Biased?

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    Once upon a time, in the flourishing cultural centers of medieval Paris, Oxford, and Bologna, an institution emerged dedicated to the pursuit of truth: the university. This institution evolved from schools called studia generalia, which were attempts to educate monks and clerks beyond what they had received at cathedral or monastic schools. The universities were self-governing, often

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  • A Little Fellow Follows Me

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    Laugh if you want, but I enjoy the Netflix series Cobra Kai. While I rooted for Daniel in the original ’80s movie, my favorite character is now Daniel’s rival Johnny Lawrence. My kids saw enough similarities between Johnny and me to buy an Eagle Fang Karate shirt for my birthday. I assume it’s because we share

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  • Think Like an Owner: The Interview

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    Over the last twenty-five years, I have conducted a couple thousand interviews at our computer company. Many candidates claim empathy as a strength, declaring they excel at putting themselves in someone else’s shoes. But from my experience, few truly understand what matters to a business owner. And, while I’m not the owner of our company,

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