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Stories & rhetoric

Anecdotes, arguments, and the craft of making a point.

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0101 - Laws 1-6 — The 48 Laws of Power Stories40 stories / misc / source collections / the 48 laws of power0202 - Laws 7-12 — The 48 Laws of Power Stories40 stories / misc / source collections / the 48 laws of power0303 - Laws 13-18 — The 48 Laws of Power Stories40 stories / misc / source collections / the 48 laws of power0404 - Laws 19-24 — The 48 Laws of Power Stories40 stories / misc / source collections / the 48 laws of power0505 - Laws 25-30 — The 48 Laws of Power Stories40 stories / misc / source collections / the 48 laws of power0606 - Laws 31-36 — The 48 Laws of Power Stories40 stories / misc / source collections / the 48 laws of power0707 - Laws 37-42 — The 48 Laws of Power Stories40 stories / misc / source collections / the 48 laws of power0808 - Laws 43-48 — The 48 Laws of Power Stories40 stories / misc / source collections / the 48 laws of power0930 Rhetoric30 rhetoric1040 Stories40 stories11A Foreign Country — Better Angels Stories40 stories / misc / source collections / the better angels of our nature12Acceptance - Amor Fati — The Daily Stoic Stories40 stories / misc / source collections / the daily stoic13Always Be a Fan — The Daily Dad Stories40 stories / misc / source collections / the daily dad14American Exceptionalism30 rhetoric / politics / american exceptionalism15American Exceptionalism - Alternate Phrasings30 rhetoric / politics / american exceptionalism16American Exceptionalism - Archive30 rhetoric / politics / american exceptionalism17American Exceptionalism - Evidence Body30 rhetoric / politics / american exceptionalism18American Exceptionalism - Implications30 rhetoric / politics / american exceptionalism19American Exceptionalism - Opposition & Rebuttal30 rhetoric / politics / american exceptionalism20American Exceptionalism - Quick Ammo30 rhetoric / politics / american exceptionalism21American Exceptionalism - Rhetorical Toolbox30 rhetoric / politics / american exceptionalism22American Exceptionalism - Sources30 rhetoric / politics / american exceptionalism23American Exceptionalism - Speaking Layers30 rhetoric / politics / american exceptionalism24American Exceptionalism - Why People Resist30 rhetoric / politics / american exceptionalism25Appendices — Seductive Environments and the Soft Sell — The Art of Seduction Stories40 stories / misc / source collections / the art of seduction26Arguments40 stories / misc / original story notes27Awareness — The Daily Stoic Stories40 stories / misc / source collections / the daily stoic28Better Angels — Better Angels Stories40 stories / misc / source collections / the better angels of our nature29Beyond WEIRD Morality — The Righteous Mind Stories40 stories / misc / source collections / the righteous mind30Boy Crisis30 rhetoric / politics31Boy Crisis - Position Card30 rhetoric / politics32Can't We All Disagree More Constructively? — The Righteous Mind Stories40 stories / misc / source collections / the righteous mind33Character Is Fate — The Daily Dad Stories40 stories / misc / source collections / the daily dad34Character, Integrity & Example40 stories35Christian Nationalism30 rhetoric / politics36Christian Nationalism - Position Card30 rhetoric / politics37Cincinnatus Returns to the Plow40 stories / misc / original story notes38Citation Audit30 rhetoric39Clarity — The Daily Stoic Stories40 stories / misc / source collections / the daily stoic40Coddling of the American Mind30 rhetoric / politics41Communication, Persuasion & Truth40 stories42Community, Cooperation & Connection40 stories43Conclusion — The Righteous Mind Stories40 stories / misc / source collections / the righteous mind44Conflict, Anger & Reconciliation40 stories45Conservatism30 rhetoric / politics / conservatism46Conservatism - Arguments30 rhetoric / politics / conservatism47Conservatism - Position Card30 rhetoric / politics / conservatism48Conspiracy Thinking30 rhetoric / politics49Contentment, Meaning & the Good Life40 stories50Courage, Resilience & Adversity40 stories51Crime30 rhetoric / politics52Crime - Position Card30 rhetoric / politics53Damon and Pythias40 stories / misc / original story notes54Death30 rhetoric / stoicism55Discipline Is Destiny — Story Index40 stories / misc / source collections / discipline is destiny56Discipline, Habits & Self-Mastery40 stories57Do Not Neglect Yourself — The Daily Dad Stories40 stories / misc / source collections / the daily dad58Duty — The Daily Stoic Stories40 stories / misc / source collections / the daily stoic59Elephants Rule — The Righteous Mind Stories40 stories / misc / source collections / the righteous mind60Faking40 stories / misc / original story notes61Feynman's Glass of Ice Water40 stories / misc / original story notes62Foreign Policy30 rhetoric / politics63Foreign Policy - Position Card30 rhetoric / politics64Fortitude and Resilience — The Daily Stoic Stories40 stories / misc / source collections / the daily stoic65Foundations and Afterword — Discipline Is Destiny Stories40 stories / misc / source collections / discipline is destiny66Give Thanks and Build Bonds — The Daily Dad Stories40 stories / misc / source collections / the daily dad67God Sees the Truth But Waits40 stories / misc / original story notes68Golf40 stories / misc / original story notes69Group Think40 stories / misc / loose notes70Gun Control30 rhetoric / politics71Gun Control - Position Card30 rhetoric / politics72Happy Accidents40 stories / misc / loose notes73Help Them Become Who They Are — The Daily Dad Stories40 stories / misc / source collections / the daily dad74HOW I SEE THE WORLD30 rhetoric75HOW TO30 rhetoric76HOW TO create the Rhetoric30 rhetoric77I Know What I'm Doing40 stories / misc / original story notes78Identity, Calling & Belonging40 stories79Inner Demons — Better Angels Stories40 stories / misc / source collections / the better angels of our nature80Judgment, Perception & Self-Knowledge40 stories81Justice, Mercy & Moral Courage40 stories82Laughter40 stories / misc / original story notes83Leadership, Power & Responsibility40 stories84Learning, Curiosity & Discovery40 stories85Locus of Control30 rhetoric / stoicism86Loss of Connection30 rhetoric / society87Loss of Connection - Position Card30 rhetoric / society88Love Unconditionally — The Daily Dad Stories40 stories / misc / source collections / the daily dad89Love, Loyalty & Family Bonds40 stories90Low IQ40 stories / misc / original story notes91Master and Man40 stories / misc / original story notes92Master Your Emotions — The Daily Dad Stories40 stories / misc / source collections / the daily dad93Meditation on Mortality — The Daily Stoic Stories40 stories / misc / source collections / the daily stoic94Men & Women Relationships30 rhetoric / society95Mentorship, Belief & Human Potential40 stories96Mercy40 stories / misc / original story notes97Misc40 stories / misc98Morality30 rhetoric / philosophy99Mortality, Grief & Time40 stories100My Assessment of American Colonies - Alan Taylor30 rhetoric / politics