Jesse S. SmithHow Extremists on Both Sides are the SameAnd why they are both wrong.3 min read·Feb 6, 2024----
Jesse S. SmithWhen Parody Gets PersonalFirst Amendment considerations in evaluating major media broadcasts and publications that mock specific individuals6 min read·Jan 11, 2024----
Jesse S. SmithWhat does it mean to “Love your enemy”?We’ve all heard the exhortation to “love thine enemy.” We’ve all heard the Golden Rule-based commandment to “love thy neighbor as…12 min read·Oct 24, 2021----
Jesse S. SmithThe Space Between the Notes“The spaces between the notes,” said my father, “are as important as the notes themselves.” As with music, so with life.7 min read·Aug 24, 2021--1--1
Jesse S. SmithReborn Every DayIf we carefully focus on the future self we wish to become, then we can be reborn as the person we wish we had been all this time.5 min read·Aug 24, 2021----
Jesse S. SmithReverse Culture ShockI returned from a year in Egypt shortly before 9–11 . A strange experience symbolized my reentry into American culture.6 min read·Aug 24, 2021----
Jesse S. SmithMy Search for PurposeI’ve gone from a rural small town to the Middle East; from minimum wage to business owner; from getting trolled to self-help believer.14 min read·Aug 24, 2021----
Jesse S. SmithPrinciples for a Self-Directed Society.I self-published my “manifesto” in 2008, but the original version was something I had dreamed up while working as a part-time house painter…3 min read·May 1, 2021----