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- A Hero System Essay on St. Andrews Cathedral Music Director Ross Cobb
- The Two Monuments of Yorba Linda
- Eternity in Chalk
- The Heroism of Surrender: Bill Wilson and the Founding of Alcoholics Anonymous
- Saba Is Here
- When Other Helpers Fail
- The Hall of Eternal Life
- The Islamabad Memorandum Is Just Words
- The Mother of the Soldiers: Rachel Edry and the Hero System of the Table
- The Hero System of Dr. Andrew Freese
- The Doorway at Re’im: Aner Shapira and the Word Sacrifice
- Not Cricket: Bradman, Bodyline, and the Hero Systems of a Sacred Game
- The Witness Who Lived – Rachel Scott, Cassie Bernall, Valeen Schnurr, and the Hero Systems Built on a Single Yes
- The Disc Kept Level
- An Agent of the United States
- Prove Me Wrong: The Hero System of Charlie Kirk
- Captain Comeback and the Denial of Death
- The Flex
- 316: A Hero System Reading of Tim Tebow
- The Audience of One
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* If Tatiana Schlossberg were “Tatiana Smith” (12-30-25)
* ‘I’m So Trained’: How The Credential Society Burned Down the Palisades (12-28-25)
* Status Closure and The Lost Generation (12-25-25)
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Category Archives: Personal
Floating On Balloons
My favorite dreams are about floating on balloons (always balloons that I make and attach to a chair, not commercial hot-air balloons). I think it was in 1992 — I was about 26 — that I had the best dream … Continue reading
What Do I Want From My New Therapist?
Last week, I started with a new psycho-therapist. I’ve had six years of therapy, and four main therapists. All have been Jewesses (except for one shaygetz). I only fell in love with one of them. I enjoyed that ride. Impossible … Continue reading
The Profundity Of 12-Step Programs
I’m reading about the sixth step — “We’re entirely ready for God remove all these defects of character.” I am particularly struck by these sentences and how they applied to my own life: Many of us, ourselves victims of emotional … Continue reading
What Binds Us To Life?
As I absorb the news that a friend offed himself, I am thinking about what binds us to life. For me it is friends, families, passions (Torah, literature, Alexander Technique), my belief that tomorrow will be better, that I am … Continue reading
How Would I Measure Dennis Prager’s Intellectual Influence?
Here’s my unauthorized biography of him. I went to Google Scholar and measured his influence by citations. There were about 900, not that much. I’d love your feedback on my Prager bio. I’m looking for things I’m missing in my … Continue reading
My Father, Myself
Nobody has influenced me as much as my father. Despite the best of my intentions, I constantly find myself measuring up against him. Most of the time, I’m not even conscious that I’m doing it. Consciously, I’m measuring myself up … Continue reading
Dennis Prager – Man Of Dignity
A caller to Dennis Prager’s radio show said today: “You really make me laugh, Dennis. You’re a funny guy. You definitely amuse me. Kinda like a clown.” Dennis: “I will hang up on you if you keep calling me names. … Continue reading
I Got A Bracha (Blessing) On Shabbos
On Friday night, an Orthodox acquaintance walked over to me and asked, “Do you want a bracha?” “I’m sorry?” I said. “Do you want a bracha?” “Umm, yes,” I said and bowed my head. He said that he wished me … Continue reading
Bottomless Female Need Frightens Me
I have my needs too but they’re specific. Female need seems so diffuse. You can’t get your hands on it. When you think she just wants a Slurpee, you find out she really needs all sorts of things you can’t … Continue reading
Mark Kramer – Baruch Dayan Emet
Mark Kramer got in touch with me after I was interviewed by the Village Voice in 1999. For the next year or so, he was a regular contributor to my website. I’d pay him about $30 a story. I couldn’t … Continue reading