John MacGaffey
Security Theatre
After the Brooklyn Bridge opened in 1883, PT Barnum marched 21 elephants across it to reassure the public that it was safe.
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A More Perfect Union
As we mark the 20th anniversary of the deadliest terrorist attacks on American soil, it's clear that the post-9/11 era has come to a close.
Work Designed to be Shared
There's a difference between work designed to go viral and work designed to be shared.
Expectations are Pre-Planned Resentments
It's hard to face the world every day as it actually is, but when we do, it relieves us of the burden of trying to maintain the status quo and gives us the freedom to chart our course through life with ease.
Building Cathedrals
Some of the greatest cathedrals in the world were constructed over multiple generations. The workers who toiled to bring these great buildings to life knew that the architect's designs for them were so ambitious, they were unlikely to live to see the finished structure.
The Four Minute Mile
When people like Robert Bannister show the world what's possible, it helps others change the story they tell themselves about their own potential.