A happy re-introduction to Stay Out of School at ElizabethOnline.com--what we're doing here and why we hope you care. 

A little story about a painting I screwed up royally because I put someone in the role of teacher who never should have been there. 

Definitions of distribution, redistribution, and value--or, why I'm building a money-printing machine over here at the bungalow.

Is this the tipping point for unplugging from digital life and remembering the beauty of the humanities and the human experience?

A quick highlight of people who are doing good and working to change American culture. 

Is the loss of the physical book radically altering how and if we read? Is it already changing whether our kids read? 

Zombies, language, what U.S. culture values, and why what's going on in classrooms is your fault. 

A little story on a mom taking photos of her kids pretending to have a lemonade stand and what it says about the fakers in all of us.

Advising young adults to drop out of college because it's useless misses the point; most of us have no idea what skill set today's high school diploma represents... and why we should be worried.

A look at our apologizing culture and how it's engineering a culture the circumvents real remorse. 

It doesn't take much more than a pretty face to inspire willpower and discipline. The question is, what can you do with that discipline when things actually matter?

A fearful registered Republican sticks her neck out in the hopes of having a sensible conversation about political philosophy and conservatism. 

Mike Stewart's wisdom about about getting your lab to something other than nap has a lot to do with leadership, discipline, and achievement in people. 

Why asking, "Is college worth it?," reflects an insidious, embarrassing state of American culture. 

Understanding mutual exclusion with a little help from Black Sheep and the national debate on healthcare.

Elizabeth King discusses the inspiration and relief of discovering that Wendy Wasserstein thought she was a lousy a playwright. 

A few brief thoughts presented by Jonathan Franzen at Kenyon College, spring 2011, on technology, social media, authenticity, and real life. 

A conversation with Stefan Weitz, Director of Bing, about critical thinking, wisdom, and getting smarter using search.

A look at why memorization and taking the time to internalize all sorts of info that you could Just Look Up is worthwhile--and why all the best brains are doing it.

John Mayer recently made some comments about the need for artists (and the rest of us) to protect our attention and back off the constant self-publishing and self-promotion.