Someone told me what the world needs most is another podcast, & by the time I figured out that person was being facetious, it was too late.
Announcing the launch of "KOHN'S ZONE: Challenging the Conventional Wisdom About Education & Kids" (2 episodes posted; new ones due every 2 weeks): is.gd/JiaK2w

A key parenting distinction: teaching kids that hitting (or hurting, lying, etc.) is wrong ... vs. teaching them WHY it's wrong. The latter is about reasons and values; the former is just about behavior, and the default reason to avoid a prohibited behavior is self-interest.

Years ago Thomas Gordon (author of Parent Effectiveness Training) said to me, "Autocratic environments make people sick." As a psychologist, he was referring to families - specifically, to control-based parenting - but I can't help thinking about the relevance of his comment for an entire nation.

Trump didn’t choose RFK Jr because he thought he was the best person for the job, as RFK keeps saying today. Trump trashed him repeatedly last year. But Trump’s internal polling showed he needed RFK’s voters to win. That is the sole reason he picked him - politics, not health.

What does Elon Musk and President Trump’s relationship mean for the world?🌎

The Thick of It and Veep creator @aiannucci.bsky.social will tell us tonight

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