Now, more than ever, we need this Lesson #5 from T.S.: "Remember professional ethics. When political leaders set a negative example, professional commitments become more important." It's hard to subvert rule-of-law w/o lawyers, or have show trials w/o judges.

A stark reminder in Lesson #6 from T.S.: "Be wary of paramilitaries." This historian urges us to realize the danger when people with guns who have always claimed to be against "the system" start marching with pictures of the leader.

Children are 25% of our country but they are 100% of our future. Musk and McMahon could care less. They are too busy looting the Dept. of Ed to fund tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires.

Once again, Colin has packed a post with interesting insights, useful advice, and plenty of citations to sound science. Thanks, Colin, and keep those packed posts popping! Issue 9: Can Tiny Experiments Unlock Creativity and Curiosity at Work? open.substack.com/pub/colinmfish…

Closing the gender gap: A missed opportunity for new CEOs in McKinsey Quarterly mck.co/2Cu8TNb via McKinsey & Company

At many organizations, windowed offices are reserved for top executives. But employees in North America rank natural light as the perk they appreciate most. s.hbr.org/3aD9yeH

Timely lesson #7 from historian T.S.: "Be reflective if you must be armed. If you carry a weapon in public service [...] know that evils of the past involved policemen and soldiers finding themselves, one day, doing irregular things. Be ready to say no."

"Of course it's a coup. Miss the obvious, lose your Republic." T. S.

"No soldier is obliged to obey an order that goes against the law of God. I beseech you. I beg you. I command you! In the name of God: 'Cease the repression!" Archbishop Oscar Romero, to the El Salvador military. Saying Mass, he was murdered on 3/24/1980.

"No one in the world can change Truth. What we can do and should do is to seek truth and serve it when we have found it." St. Maximilian Kolbe, Polish priest & publisher, who volunteered to die in place of a stranger in Auschwitz

As you'll read in this article, my research says you need Plans A, B, & C for retirement. More in "Retiring: Creating a Life That Works for You." amzn.to/3N3Qnyb How to Protect Your Retirement Savings Now as Markets Plunge nytimes.com/2025/04/04/bus…

From Buenos Aires to Rome, Pope Francis wanted the Church to bring joy and hope to the poorest. To unite people with one another and with nature. May this hope be reborn endlessly beyond him. To all Catholics, to a grieving world, my wife and I send our thoughts.

Lesson #8 from historian T. S.: "Stand out. Someone has to. It is easy to follow along. It can feel strange to do or say something different. But without that unease, there is no freedom." As Rosa Parks showed, if one person breaks the spell of the status quo, others will follow.

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Russian dissident Alexei Navalny's prison diary, 6/4/23: "Social progress & a better future can be achieved only if a certain number of people are willing to pay the price for their right to have their own beliefs. The more of them there are, the less everyone has to pay."

What can you do when "help" at work isn't all that helpful? Read about my research on this with Colin Fisher and Julianna Pillemer: hbr.org/2025/06/resear… #leadership #Management

Trump lashes out after poor economic numbers by firing the government official who collects jobs statistics. app.sosha.ai/s/7uTfdu6p

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