Leading and Teaching with Heart

Lessons from John A Lejeune on the Birthday of the United States Marine Corps

Nov 10 • 

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The Agamemnon Effect

Human Sacrifice and the Hustle Gospel

Nov 6 • 

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October 2025

Deeds

Not Words or Wishes

Oct 27 • 

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Effort as Innocence

The Danger of Teaching Kids to Give Up

Oct 8 • 

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September 2025

Learning Something New

Reorientation around the obvious which I had missed

Sep 25 • 

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To the Point: Iliad Athletics’ Reason for Being

Iliad Athletics, recently launched a newsletter called Strenuous Life. I thought I’d cross post it here since it consists of an essay I wrote which…

Sep 17 • 

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August 2025

A War and the Resistance

Busyness and a Time to Talk

Aug 27 • 

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Neruda, Mandelstam, Belloc, and the Pope

Walk into a bar called Industrialism

Aug 13 • 

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July 2025

Supposed to Last

What about war, drugs, stories, families, and the disposable?

Jul 25 • 

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Shaping Character through Physical Education

If you’re not already familiar with my work at Iliad Athletics, this article offers an introduction to some of the reasons I’ve dedicated years to…

Jul 10 • 

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June 2025

Teaching Like a State

Bureaucracy, Heuristics, and Educating for Real Life

Jun 25 • 

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Teach the Human not the Tool

One Mind. Any Weapon.

Jun 12 • 

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