My Year in Writing: 201763 articles in 12 monthsDan Sanchez·Follow7 min read·Dec 31, 2017--ListenShareHere are the articles I wrote this year, ICYMI.Was 2016 Really So Bad, or Are You Too Caught Up in the News Cycle? | Dan SanchezOn New Year's Eve, many said "Bye Felicia" (today's meme version of "good riddance") to 2016. Some called the year a…fee.orgDid God Make It Rain for Trump's Inauguration? | Dan SanchezAfter Donald Trump delivered his first speech as President of the United States, evangelist Franklin Graham took the…fee.orgSteve Bannon Believes Winter Is Coming | Dan SanchezHistorical determinists are rarely content to sit back and watch history unfurl. Like the Marxists, they often feel…fee.orgCops Break Up Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship for No Good Reason | Dan SanchezSome Canadian cops apparently have nothing better to do than ruin the weekend for hundreds of martial arts athletes and…fee.orgTo Defend Civilization We Must First Understand It | Dan SanchezTrade is "cosmopolitan" (cosmopolis being Greek for "world city") in the sense that it extends the civilization of the…fee.org"Logan" Eviscerates War and Demographic Planning | Dan SanchezOne aspect of demographic panic is the scapegoating of whole populations for economic woes. Like the fictional mutants…fee.orgThe Epic Triumph of Liberalism and Its Tragic Betrayal | Dan SanchezBut even in the middle of this triumph, the corruption of liberalism had already begun. By the 1880s, Spencer was…fee.orgThe Westminster Attack: Savagery Versus Civilization | Dan SanchezDan Sanchez writes: Massood's attack was a barbarian invasion of this civilized scene. Through the crowd's harmony and…fee.orgBelle's Tax-Funded Fairy Tale Life | Dan SanchezDisney's live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast hits all the same beats as the beloved animated original. But in…fee.orgHow Nationalism and Socialism Arose from the French Revolution | Dan SanchezThen, just as liberalism began to transform the world, two pernicious ideas began to vie with it. Nationalism and…fee.orgWill Grigg Was a Mighty Voice for Justice and Liberty | Dan SanchezWilliam Norman Grigg died this afternoon. He was a journalist, broadcaster, editor, musician, father, husband, and self…fee.orgThe "Battle of Berkeley" Is a Bad Sign for Liberty | Dan SanchezThe occasion for yesterday's political violence was another pro-Trump rally in Berkeley celebrating "Patriot's Day." As…fee.orgThe Non-Battle of Auburn Was a True Victory for Liberty | Dan SanchezAuburn, Alabama is nicknamed "the loveliest village on the plains." But ugliness threatened to descend on it last…fee.orgToday's Civil Strife Is Rooted in Economic Frustration and Fallacy | Dan SanchezDan Sanchez writes: "The state has impoverished its subjects through its ruinous burdens and meddling, and it has used…fee.orgTrump Surrenders to the Iron Law of Oligarchy | Dan SanchezNo matter how popular, rich, and bombastic, a populist president simply cannot rule without access to the levers of…fee.orgTrump's Ego Is Actually Too Small | Dan SanchezThe left dwells on an inverted sort of superiority based on group victimhood. Social justice warriors participate in…fee.orgWhat the Self-Esteem Movement Got Disastrously Wrong | Dan SanchezOne of Saturday Night Live's most popular skits in the early 90s was a mock self-help show called "Daily Affirmation…fee.orgStop Pushing Your Kids Into "Safe Spaces" | Dan SanchezFor human potential, few things are more dangerous than a "safe space." A flourishing life requires what Nassim Taleb…fee.orgIs the Wonder Woman Movie War Propaganda? | Dan SanchezWonder Woman, who throughout the film racks up quite a body count of conscripted German youths, is not so much a…fee.orgThe Many Facets of Freedom | Dan SanchezSelections from an AMA with FEE.org managing editor Dan Sanchez hosted recently on the FEE Community. Our next AMA will…fee.orgIndividualism Is Not Antisocial | Dan SanchezMan is, as Aristotle said, the social animal, not because he is kind-hearted and community-minded. Homo sapiens is…fee.orgScreen Time Helped My 4-Year-Old Become Articulate | Dan SanchezIt is easy to assume that you as an adult "know better," and it can be tempting to try to redirect them away from their…fee.org7 Keystone Habits to Maximize Your Mornings | Dan SanchezWould you like to adopt better habits? The most efficient way of doing so is to first focus on what author Charles…fee.orgList-Journaling May Be the Ultimate Keystone Habit | Dan Sanchez"List-journaling" can help you get in touch with, and thus get a grip on, the otherwise inchoate hopes, dreams…fee.orgWhy David Hume Defended the Rights of "Seditious Bigots" | Dan SanchezSome can't imagine a downside to punching Nazis, or otherwise obstructing their spewing of hate. How could the world…fee.orgAn Altruistic Society Would Be a Chaos of Curtsies | Dan SanchezAyn Rand is despised by some for championing "selfishness" and for inveighing against altruism. According to "polite…fee.orgSelf-Respect and Self-Efficacy Are Mutually ReinforcingAs Nathaniel Branden wrote, “Self-esteem, fully realized, is the experience that we are appropriate to life and to the…medium.comI Had to Escape School to Become a ScholarSchool, and especially college, is supposed to be a place of intellectual stimulation. Yet school only stunted my…medium.comConfessions of a Former StatistI never thought I’d become a libertarian. For most of my life, I thought of libertarianism as nothing more than a…medium.comHow I Found My Way to the Freedom PhilosophyI suspect I have always been a latent libertarian. I have always had a stubborn, individualistic streak, and I have…medium.com4 Steps You Can Take To Get Paid For Doing What You Love1. Pursue a Hobbymedium.comHow to Have a ConversationOne of the most powerful lessons I’ve gleaned from How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie is: to be…medium.comSchool Spiritually Cripples Both “Bad” and “Good” StudentsMost people who are filtered through the school system throughout their childhood come out the other end of it…medium.comRashly Undertake Challenging Projects: Lessons from a Life’s Work“I have tried in this book to accomplish the first part of a pleasant assignment which I rashly laid upon myself some…medium.comCopyright Sabotages the Great Cultural Transmission BeltIn a column back in April, David Brooks wrote:medium.comCivilization Is the Glorious Pursuit of the Inessentials of LifeAccording to Will Durant, civilization,medium.comFind Your Deep Work SanctuaryIn his foreword to Human Action, Ludwig von Mises wrote:medium.comMises on the Connexity of the MarketIn Human Action, Ludwig von Mises remarked that:medium.comMises on Historicism and the World SoulIn Human Action, Ludwig von Mises writes:medium.comThe State Makes War, Because War Makes the StateThe formation of early states can be divided into three stages.medium.comThe Discovery of Utopia’s Borders“…all were fully convinced that there was in the course of social events no such regularity and invariance of phenomena…medium.comThe Early Evolution of Law“The first stage in the evolution of law is personal revenge. (…) This principle of revenge persists throughout the…medium.comHow Education Happens When Children Are FreeChildren don’t need to have education imposed upon them by adults. They don’t need to be steered toward literacy…medium.comLibertarians and the Fallacy of AllianceLibertarians often fall for the fallacy of alliance. “We must ally with right-nationalists against the left.” “We need…medium.comHow Is Life Like a Multiplayer Game?How is life like a game?medium.comTrade Is What Makes Us Human | Dan SanchezNeanderthals were individually stronger than us and had bigger brains. They were clever enough to make tools and…fee.orgFor Civilization, Trade Is More Fundamental than Agriculture“I want to know what were the steps by which men passed from barbarism to civilization.” — VOLTAIRE.medium.comMotivate Yourself with Neurochemical HedonismHow often are we motivated by fear instead of love, joy, pleasure? How often does our self-talk sound like the…medium.comEquanimity without Emotional RepressionStoicism is more popular now than at any time since ancient Rome, it seems. I find many aspects of it tremendously…medium.comWhy Our Education System Failed to Teach that Nazis Are Bad | Dan SanchezAs Frédéric Bastiat said, "The worst thing that can happen to a good cause is, not to be skillfully attacked, but to be…fee.orgTo See with Eyes Unclouded by HateOne of my favorite heroes in any story is Ashitaka in Hayao Miyazaki’s Princess Mononoke.medium.comBismarck’s Fateful ChoiceOtto von Bismarck was a man of the old, royalist and aristocratic order. During his time, the ancien regime was under…medium.comThe Man Who Kept the Flame that Would Illuminate the World | Dan SanchezIn 1933, Leonard Read had a conversion experience that was, in a very broad sense, similar to that of St. Paul. Paul…fee.orgObsession Is the Ultimate Skill | Dan SanchezTo adult eyes, the obsession may seem pointless or excessive. How will exhaustive knowledge about Pokemon ever advance…fee.orgHow to Attain Outer Excellence and Inner Peace | Dan SanchezWhy are so many adults, young adults especially, so anxiety-ridden and uncomfortable in their own skin? Could it be…fee.orgWhy Knowledge Workers Should Meditate | Dan SanchezAfter meditating, it's like I've reawakened to the world. I'm more aware of my surroundings, recognizing beauty that I…fee.orgParents Can Trust Kids to Teach Themselves | Dan SanchezGood News: Great parenting is much easier and more fun than most people think, even if you homeschool: in fact…fee.orgHow School Stole Your Flow | Dan SanchezIt is an accident of history that the rise of markets and high technology liberated much of humanity from back-breaking…fee.orgWhy Kids Need Heroic Adventures | Dan SanchezThrough such self-directed adventures, kids develop self-respect and self-efficacy. They learn to think of themselves…fee.orgClean Your Room, Change the World | Dan SanchezIn a now-famous appearance on Joe Rogan's podcast, psychologist Jordan B. Peterson pointed out how strange it is that…fee.orgCreate Order from Chaos: That's What Heroes Do | Dan SanchezHeroes create. And in the act of creation, they carve order out of chaos. As Thor said in his latest movie, "That's…fee.orgCreation, Recreation, or DecayEvery waking moment, you are in one of three spiritual states: creation, recreation, or decay.medium.comPortals of Chaos: A New Year's Reflection | Dan SanchezIt struck me, that here was a mind sunk in chaos: a soul in Hell. The man's disorder might have been caused by an…fee.org
