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100 Things Every Kid Should Do Before Twelve

The window shuts at thirteen, when everything a kid tries starts getting graded by his friends. So start Saturday.

GuideCivicsMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

Why We Have a Bill of Rights and What Each One Says

George Mason asked for one at the Convention and lost 10 states to nothing. Then he took the fight to the country and won.

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GuideMedia LiteracyMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

When an Anonymous Source Is Worth Believing, and When It Isn't

A working method for reading stories built on unnamed sources, from the sourcing line to the 72-hour rule.

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100 Things Every Outdoorsman Should Know How to Do

From a one-match fire to backing a boat trailer on the first try, the skills that separate a guy who's outside from a guy who belongs there.

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What was your first ever job?

BRO TakeCivicsMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

How the Electoral College Actually Works and Why It Should Stay

The Constitution never uses the word "college," 270 is the only number that matters, and the best argument for keeping it isn't about small states.

GuideMedia LiteracyMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

Find the bill, the ruling or the study before you argue about it

Almost every document people fight about online is free, numbered and sitting on a government website. Here's how to pull it in under five minutes.

Coconut.com — Tell us when. We find where the sun is.

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Guide100 ThingsTobias ReedSep 23, 20267 min

100 Things Every Man Should Know About Style and Grooming

Fit, shoes, shaving, cologne and the small stuff nobody teaches you, in one hundred lines you can act on this week.

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Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

GuideCivicsMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

What the Second Amendment Actually Says and How Courts Read It

Twenty-seven words, two centuries of argument, and six Supreme Court cases you should be able to name before you argue about any of it.

GuideMedia LiteracyRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20265 min

How to Tell When an Article Is Actually an Ad

Sponsored content is built to look like reporting. Five checks, ten seconds, and the disguise falls off every time.

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Plan a cook for eight people

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Guide100 ThingsWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

100 Things Every Cook Should Master in the Kitchen

From a proper knife grip to feeding twelve people on a Tuesday, the skills that turn a guy who can follow a recipe into a cook.

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GuideCivicsMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

How a Case Reaches the Supreme Court and Gets Decided

Four votes, a $300 fee, and a booklet-sized brief. The path from losing in a lower court to a published opinion, step by step.

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Where does your best time with your kids happen?

GuideMedia LiteracyCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

How to read a science headline without getting played

Five minutes and a few blunt questions will tell you whether that study actually says what the headline claims it says.

Guide100 ThingsCal BrennanSep 23, 20267 min

100 Things Every Man Should Know About His Health

Your numbers, your sleep, your back, your head, and the appointments you keep putting off until something hurts.

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GuideCivicsJosh HalloranSep 23, 20266 min

What the Courts Have Actually Held on Religious Liberty

Sixteen words in the First Amendment, two centuries of cases, and a set of rules you can use at work, at church and at the school board.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next two weeks.

Media Literacy5 min

How to Build a News Diet That Survives an Argument

100 Things7 min

100 Things Every Father of a Daughter Should Know

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Build me a 30-day training plan around two sessions a week

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GuideCivicsMarcus ValeSep 23, 20265 min

What the First Amendment Actually Protects, and What It Doesn't

Forty-five words, a handful of narrow exceptions, and a lot of myths. Know the difference before you step up to the microphone.

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How to spot spin in a story you already agree with

Loaded words, buried qualifiers and headlines the article never supports — a ninety-second method for reading anything with your eyes open.

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Where does your phone charge overnight?

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