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A New Textbook of Americanism: STRIVE Q&A with Jonathan Hoenig

What does it mean to be American? The question appears to be a simple one, but pose it to a…

Transforming Burnout with Selfishness

Flying to sunny California for OCON 2018 was the highlight of my summer. Leaving the humidity of New York far…

From Suffering to Exaltation: A Life Submission by Aleks Skica

I was born as a Catholic in Poland, a country where 94% of the population is also Catholic. Some of…

Advice from a Student Leader on Conference Culture

I remember my first OCON. Summer of 2014, I was 19 years old, I had never been to a conference…

Bad Ideas, Good Education: Navigating College with Purpose and Virtue

Higher education in the 21st century is a mixed bag if ever there was one. Fewer people than ever truly…

Perfection vs. Productivity

I was recently talking to a teacher friend of mine, who was stressing before his first day with a new…

You Can Live in a More Vibrant and Just America: A Review of “RooseveltCare” by Don Watkins

The slice taken out of my very first paycheck for “SSA” really stung. I didn’t know what “SSA” was, but…

Set Yourself Apart

Set yourself apart. We’ve entered an interesting epoch in our history. We live in a time where there is an…

The Secret to Sticking with Things

Success and happiness require goals. And achieving goals requires a consistent routine. Specifically, a routine of action and productivity. The…

Pride & Productivity

I’m a student, which means (almost by definition) that I don’t have everything in my life figured out yet. Should…