Let me start off by saying that I have no idea who is telling the truth and that I believe everyone. I know that might seem paradoxical. “How can you believe everyone, Gray? People’s stories conflict.

I ducked down into the back seat of our minivan, pressing my face as close to the floor as the compressed leg room space would allow. Somehow my 7 year old brain clung to the 4 year old logic that if I

As a kid, I grew up with a deep, bordering on irrational love of my country. Everywhere I went I carried the Constitution around as if it was a Bible. I took the words of the founding fathers as gospel,

Quick VLOG discussing all things Kanye and Trump--enjoy! -- Hey friends! Sorry it's been so long. It's been a busy Spring. In any case, I'm back doing some experimenting with a different style. Let me

Every time America experiences a mass shooting the exact same scenario plays out. Everyone freaks out (for a day) and tweets about their thoughts and prayers. Politicians on the left rush to the nearest

Listen: There’s no question that America is in rough shape right now. I don’t mean in terms of the economy, or even our standing in the world, but in terms of how we treat each other. Politically, culturally,

I used to think humans were rational creatures. But that was when I was young and naive. The more I've read about humanity--and perhaps more aptly, the more I've interacted with humanity--the more I've

Most left-leaning people tend not to like Libertarians all that much. Or at least the left that we live with today. The reason for this is pretty straight forward. Libertarians are people (broadly speaking)

Virtually every person I know deals with anxiety to some degree. I certainly do. For some their maybe specific triggers—social events, work responsibilities, relationship trials—, and for others it may

Three years ago I dropped out of Ohio State University. It was the best decision I've ever made. Things started off okay at Ohio State. I had a nice apartment close to campus. My PlayStation had yet to

Hello, friends! One more cross-post from the good ol' YouTube channel. I'll be back next week with some more stories and longer-form writing pieces. For now, enjoy this post looking at the possible tensions

Hello, friends! Today's another cross post from the good old YouTube Channel. This is actually one of my favorite videos I've made, purely from an editing perspective. It takes a look at the perils of

There is a chapter in James Bryces’s The American Commonwealth titled, “Why Great Men Are Not Chosen Presidents”. The basic observation is that after the founding generation died out (Washington, Adams,

As far as I’m concerned, Steve Jobs Stanford commencement speech should be mandatory viewing. It has profoundly impacted my life. I still watch it from time to time whenever I’m in need of some inspiration.

Hello, friends! Today’s post is kind of an adaptation of last week’s article on The Power of Positive Thinking. If you haven’t read that already, I’d encourage you to give it a look. This version is much

Okay, that title is a bit clickbait-y. I like Thomas Jefferson. He was a redhead, like me. I even read once that his nickname was the “Red-Haired Wonder”. I don’t know if that’s true, but I’d like it to

Hello, friends! Ran a little behind today, so this is a cross post from my YouTube channel looking at the life of Benjamin Franklin, and what we can learn from him. Enjoy! 60 Days of Steemit: Day 10 of

In the 18th century this was common practice. People would carry around journals and make a note of anything that spoke to them. It could be a quote, an idea, a question, a principle—anything they found

I’ll admit it. I am fascinated by Donald Trump. Somehow largely immune to his rhetoric, which tends to evoke either tremendous love or extraordinary hate, I am, more than anything, curious. I want to know

There is nothing--let me repeat--NOTHING that I love more than a snow day. Hello, friends! I had quite a bit of work to do yesterday. Books to read, blogs to write, videos to make. And then it started