So much of what we need to know about life, we learn from other people, who learned from other people. How to live with courage and dignity; how to deal with conflict and adversity; how to find and keep a mate, and how to raise the young.

From these small pieces, which we often overlook, we build a life. If the pieces are missing, life will not be whole. To live rightly and bravely and to meet its challenges, to build and sustain a family, or to prosper in any worthwhile undertaking, will elude our grasp.

It is up to us to put life back together, one piece at a time.

The riots were never about a police killing, and the lockdowns were never about a virus.

Man often presents lies. The world presented to us by Almighty G-d is full of secrets and mysteries. We know and serve G-d by finding out the truth, and by acting rightly upon it.

Your body is made of bones and flesh; a robust system includes a rigid component and a flexible component.

Time is an economic good: a scarce commodity with alternative uses. Use it wisely.

Nuance: the recognition that a statement may be true in general, and still admit of exceptions.

The right to assess our own needs is, in itself, one of our most important needs.

Establish good habits – it’s easier than breaking bad ones.

The social market is an analog of the economic market, and it follows similar principles.

The “new normal” needs to be a Big Government that has been de-fanged, de-clawed, and neutered.

Do not disdain fear; fear is to be confronted and overcome through courage. Fear, correctly located, helps you to see the shape of the battlefield. Fear points you in the direction of the enemy.

A conspiracy is a secret agreement by a group of people to do something bad. Conspiracies have existed since time began. The opposite of a “conspiracy theorist” is a complacency theorist.

They say history is written by the victors. I say history is written by people who can write.