Mindset Shifts—Essays by Barry Brownstein

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How The Study of Timeless Ideas Can Prevent the Worst
It's easy to criticize what we dislike, yet we struggle to articulate the factors that promote individual well-being and societal flourishing.
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California's Maoist Law Will Destroy Families
The family is one of the pillars of Western civilization, and it is under attack.
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Bonds That Make Us Free Session 4: First, There is a Mountain
A change of heart seems problematic because we are almost continuously focused on solving what appears to be a never-ending stream of problems.
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What Happens When an MBA Student Raised in Communist China Reads Hayek
My Chinese students grasped—perhaps more than many Americans—the gift that America’s founders bequeathed to humanity.
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Single Bullet Theory
Trump will triumph if he is not killed, jailed, or cheated out of his win. But those are big ifs.
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You Can’t Make Meaning By Hating Others
In a free society, we seek to cooperate with others rather than making the lives of others worse.
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Bonds That Make Us Free, Session 3: What To Do When You Are Stuck
The “I” that pretends it wants to move forward can’t find a way to get unstuck
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Feelings Lie: How Not to Get Fooled
Haven’t we all blamed our circumstances or other people for our feelings?
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Danger Ahead: Why Antisemitism Is Likely to Grow
For antisemites and anti-capitalists, Jews are the shared object of hatred.
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Bonds That Make Us Free Session 2A: Reality Isn't Fragmented
The more we understand reality, the more purposeful our practice feels.
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A People Without Purpose Will Soon Lose Their Freedom
Meaning is more vital than pleasure.
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June 2024

Bonds That Make Us Free Session 2: Without You, There Is No Me
Who we are is how we are in relation to others.
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