Intercession: Being an Instrument of Love
Why magnificent people intercede with mercy and love. There is a woman I know who drives forty-five minutes each way, twice a week, to sit with her aging mother. Her mother doesn't always recognize her anymore. She goes anyway. She brings her mother's favorite...
Beautiful Male Brains: The Wonder of How Men Think, Love, and Navigate the World
A love letter to the magnificence of ordinary men. Watch him for a moment. He doesn't know you're watching. He's too absorbed in what he's doing to notice. Maybe he's crouched over a bicycle in the driveway, his hands moving with the particular patience of someone who...
Why People Fall in Love with Psychopaths: A Psychological and Forensic Analysis
Love is often described as mysterious, unpredictable, and irrational. But few forms of attraction puzzle psychologists, clinicians, and laypeople alike as much as the phenomenon of falling in love with a psychopath. How can highly intelligent, manipulative, and often...
The Weekend I Discovered How Beautiful People Can Be
The unexpected encounters with love and humanity that changed my life. When I was 16, I spent a fall weekend on a Church retreat on the South Side of Chicago with about 30 other teenagers. We stayed at Hyde Park Union Church with pastors from our local Church. We...
Dangerous Men: Why “High IQ” Doesn’t Equal “High Safety”
Intelligence has long been revered in society as a marker of success, competence, and problem-solving ability. High IQ individuals are often assumed to possess not only cognitive superiority but also wisdom, morality, and sound judgment. Yet, history and psychological...


