The Question That Would Not Leave Me Alone I keep coming back to this question because something about it will not leave me alone. When I think about the 1970s and 1980s, America seemed obsessed with serial killers. Names like Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, Jeffrey Dahmer, and others became part of the national imagination.
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The Need to Be Understood One of the hardest lessons I have had to learn is that everybody is not going to understand my heart. I can explain my intentions carefully, choose my words wisely, and still have somebody walk away believing something about me that simply is not true. That can be frustrating because
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When Manifesting Turns Into Obsessing One reason people feel like nothing is moving may have less to do with manifestation and more to do with what happens after they take action. You submit the application, post the video, send the proposal, say the prayer, launch the product, and then start checking every five minutes. At
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When Everybody Starts Coming to You There comes a point at work when you may look around and realize everybody seems to be coming to you. Your supervisor comes to you when something needs fixing because they trust you to handle it. Coworkers ask for your help, and before long, other departments begin depending on
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Remember When Streaming Was Supposed to Save Us Money I remember when streaming was supposed to be the answer to expensive cable. The pitch sounded simple because you could cut the cord, keep your internet, and pay only for the entertainment you actually wanted. At first, that felt like freedom. You did not need a
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The Lesson Behind Elite Teams I have always been interested in what separates a high-performing team from a truly elite one. At first glance, the answer seems obvious because we assume the best team is made up of the most talented individuals. That sounds logical, but experience has taught me that talent alone can become
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Why Two Parties Feel So Permanent The American political system can make Democrats and Republicans feel as permanent as the Constitution itself. They are not. The Constitution does not require the country to operate with only two major political parties. In fact, the founders themselves disagreed sharply about political factions and did not design a
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Freedom Did Not Automatically Bring Political Power When I look at Black history in America, one lesson keeps showing up over and over again. Winning a right and being able to exercise that right are not always the same thing. The end of slavery did not suddenly place Black Americans on equal political ground with
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A Story That Sounds Like Hidden History Every so often, I come across a piece of history that makes me stop and say, now hold on, let me look into this for myself. The claim that Black Friday began with enslaved Black people being sold at discounted prices after Thanksgiving is one of those stories.
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A Midterm Election With More Than Congress at Stake The 2026 midterms are becoming about more than which political party controls Congress. They are also revealing an argument inside the Republican Party about what being a Republican now requires. In several major primaries, experienced Republican incumbents found themselves fighting opponents supported by President Donald Trump.
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