Sitemap - 2025 - Mindset Shifts—Essays by Barry Brownstein
Liberty is the Best Defense Against Antisemitism
Only the People Can Preserve the Flame of Liberty
What Does ‘The Pursuit of Happiness’ Mean?
The Person of "Perfect Virtue:" Classical Wisdom for Living a Good Life
Constructive Living, Session 8: Love Is Sustained Through Forgiveness
Constructive Living, Session 7: A Mighty Purpose
The Steep Price of Declining Civility
Constructive Living, Session 6: Asking Beautiful Questions
Democratic Socialism Echoes the Khmer Rouge
Constructive Living, Session 5: Changing Our Programming Through Meta-Awareness
What Anthony Trollope Taught Us About Constructive Living
Constructive Living, Session 4: Where Our Attention Goes, So Goes Our Life
To Defend Liberty, Cultivate Your Inner Freedom
Constructive Living, Session 3: Without Responsibility, We Will Never Sort it Out
Are We Oblivious to How Interconnected the World Is?
Constructive Living, Session 2: Removing Our "Shink" Wrap
Willpower is Overrated, Willingness is Underrated
Constructive Living, Session 1: Are We Lying to Ourselves?
“I Don’t Feel Like It” Is a Lousy Excuse
Better than Self-Esteem Is Reality-Esteem
Adam Smith's Timeless Case for Free Trade
The Timeless Lesson of Cloud Atlas
Why Taming Our Inner Tribal Beast Is Imperative to Civilization
Repetition Doesn’t Spoil the Prayer
About Tariffs: We Are Enablers, Not Victims of Trump’s Passions
No Reason. No Virtue. No Freedom
Tread Lightly on the Dreams of the Chinese Poor
To Have More Freedom, Learn to Sonder
Why Thomas Merton Renounced Communism
About Time, Session 9: Your Team Needs You
The Art of Constructive Living
About Time, Session 8: The Liberation of the Ordinary
About Time, Session 7: Dare to Be Ordinary
The Myth That People Work Harder Under Capitalism
About Time, Session 6: Are We Here to Get What We Want?
How the Government Makes Vaccines Less Safe
About Time, Session 5: Not Minding This Moment
There Was No Free Speech in Nazi Germany
About Time, Session 4: Your Attention Please
Live As If You Were Living Already for the Second Time
About Time, Session 3: The Joy of Missing Out
About Time, Session 2: The Fear of Missing Out
The Classical Liberal View of RFK Jr: Healthcare is Not a Human Right
The Liberation of Auschwitz: Making "Never Again" a Reality
Are You a Servant of Tyranny or Liberty?
About Time, Session 1: Look Towards What You Are, Not What You Have
The Unexamined Life is Not Livable
Avoiding Conflict: Seneca's Perspective
Seneca, Session 3: Cutting Each Other Slack
Robin Williams Taught Us about Kindness