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A Man Should Know: How to Say Thank You
Most of us agree it’s important to express gratitude. But how we do so is just as important.
Elliot Ackerman
What We’re Grateful For
We asked our staff and contributors to share what they're grateful for. Here’s what they had to say.
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A Man Should Know: How to Form an Opinion
Relationships cause us to reconsider our views far more than arguments. When you love and trust someone, you’re more likely to make an effort to see…
Elliot Ackerman
A Man Should Know: How to Be a Friend
In our lives, each of us will be blessed with a few great friends. When you recognize one of these people, take good care of that relationship, no…
Elliot Ackerman
A Man Should Know: How to Introduce Himself
How do you help today’s boys become tomorrow’s good men? You start with the basics.
Elliot Ackerman
I’m a Mortician. I Love My Job.
I live in the middle ground, handling the bodies of the dead with enough grace to touch the souls of the living.
Victor M. Sweeney
Things Worth Remembering: How to Save All the Lonely People
In 1996, David Foster Wallace tried to explain how technology could destroy us. No one paid attention. But he was right.
Ted Gioia
How to Keep Your Soul in a Corporate Job
Corporate life didn’t collapse. We just lost faith in it. Workers are staying for the paycheck, while creating real value elsewhere.
Alex McCann
The Most Ordinary Town in America
Our phones say the country’s on fire. But all over, in towns like Michigan City, Indiana, people are still clocking in at work, flying flags in their…
Chris Arnade
How I Drank My Way to Sobriety
I spent half my life trying to beat alcoholism. AA didn’t save me. This did.
Katie Herzog
The Best Night of My Life Was a Free Press Party
And I don’t care if you judge me.
Maya Sulkin
WATCH LIVE: Join a Subscriber-Only Q&A Today on Trump and the Law With Jed Rubenfeld, Lawrence Lessig, and Jonathan Adler
Today at 3 p.m. ET, three constitutional law experts discuss the rule of law under Trump.
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