Barry Brownstein

Barry Brownstein is professor emeritus of economics and leadership at the University of Baltimore. He is the author of “The Inner-Work of Leadership,” and his essays have appeared in publications such as the Foundation for Economic Education and Intellectual Takeout.

The Case for Talking to Strangers

July 24, 2026 Viewpoints
From Victimhood to Agency: Understanding What Is Up to Us

July 16, 2026 Viewpoints
Thomas Paine’s Challenge to a Complacent America

July 6, 2026 Viewpoints
Civility: The Invisible Glue of Society

April 16, 2026 Opinion
Burnt Toast, Stoics, and Finding Growth in Small Frustrations

April 9, 2026 Opinion
Invest in a Growth Mindset: The Antidote to America’s Black-Pilled Nihilism

January 23, 2026 Opinion
Mao’s Children: How Revolutionary Zeal Is Still Warping Young Minds

October 11, 2025 Opinion
Adam Smith on Duty and ‘the Great Division’ of the Human Spirit

September 29, 2025 Opinion
Nazis Teach Us How to Defeat Them

July 3, 2025 Opinion
The Steep Price of Declining Civility

June 9, 2025 Viewpoints
Hatred Will Destroy You: A Review of ‘Hitler’s People’

November 28, 2024 Viewpoints
The Dangerous Reinterpretation of Freedom

October 25, 2024 Viewpoints
Principles Are the Antidote to Politics

October 14, 2024 Viewpoints
Love Only Lasts With a Growth Mindset

December 2, 2021 Health
Masks Don’t Have to Divide Us

November 6, 2020 Health
Booker T. Washington’s Rule for Living

October 1, 2020 Health
On Netflix’s ‘Love is Blind,’ Mistaken Ideas Are the Villains

April 13, 2020 Health
Our Emotions Don’t Have to Rule Our Minds

February 13, 2020 Health
Anger Is Rising in America. The Stoics Taught How to Keep Your Cool

January 27, 2020 Health
An Ancient Guide to Inner Freedom

December 26, 2019 Health
What Elon Musk’s Shattered Windshield Can Teach Us About Mindset

December 19, 2019 Health
Responsibility Is the Antidote to Mental Enslavement

December 8, 2019 Health
Love Only Lasts With a Growth Mindset

December 2, 2019 Relationships
Why Stress Is One of the Best Predictors of High Life Satisfaction

November 28, 2019 Health
Marcus Aurelius on How to Turn Around a Rotten Day

November 13, 2019 Health
How Complaining Makes Us More Miserable, Ineffectual, and Insecure

November 11, 2019 Health
Better Than Self-Esteem Is Reality-Esteem

November 4, 2019 Health

Barry Brownstein

The Case for Talking to Strangers

From Victimhood to Agency: Understanding What Is Up to Us

Thomas Paine’s Challenge to a Complacent America

Civility: The Invisible Glue of Society

Burnt Toast, Stoics, and Finding Growth in Small Frustrations

Invest in a Growth Mindset: The Antidote to America’s Black-Pilled Nihilism

Mao’s Children: How Revolutionary Zeal Is Still Warping Young Minds

Adam Smith on Duty and ‘the Great Division’ of the Human Spirit

Nazis Teach Us How to Defeat Them

The Steep Price of Declining Civility

Hatred Will Destroy You: A Review of ‘Hitler’s People’

The Dangerous Reinterpretation of Freedom

Principles Are the Antidote to Politics

Love Only Lasts With a Growth Mindset

Masks Don’t Have to Divide Us

Booker T. Washington’s Rule for Living

On Netflix’s ‘Love is Blind,’ Mistaken Ideas Are the Villains

Our Emotions Don’t Have to Rule Our Minds

Anger Is Rising in America. The Stoics Taught How to Keep Your Cool

An Ancient Guide to Inner Freedom

What Elon Musk’s Shattered Windshield Can Teach Us About Mindset

Responsibility Is the Antidote to Mental Enslavement

Love Only Lasts With a Growth Mindset

Why Stress Is One of the Best Predictors of High Life Satisfaction

Marcus Aurelius on How to Turn Around a Rotten Day

How Complaining Makes Us More Miserable, Ineffectual, and Insecure

Better Than Self-Esteem Is Reality-Esteem