The Bill Will Always Come Due
Someone asked me the other day what the hardest situation I dealt with when I was a therapist. I had clients who suffered terrible hardships, childhood abuse, and chronic physical pain that made everyday functioning impossible. But what sprung to mind was a young man...This Year in Power
What did you learn in 2022?I learned a lot this past year. In particular, I learned a lot about power. There were some very good uses of power, some notably bad uses of power (as always), and there were even new forms of power on display.So, here’s my rundown of the...
The Guardrails of Power
In the early days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a video of Putin meeting with his security council was widely circulated. In it, Putin is sitting behind a large desk at the far end of the room, and way at the other end, are his advisors, sitting in a circle of...