Matthew Arnold Stern, Writer and Speaker

A novelist and award-winning public speaker and technical writer.

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An important lesson from this World Cup is that the higher you climb, the more you're exposed. Argentina should learn this, and so should all of us.

The higher you climb, the more you're exposed

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After nearly 50 years in the works, Christina's Portrait found a publisher. The timing couldn't be more perfect because the issues discussed in the novel are becoming more relevant.

The 50-year novel finds a publisher

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We need Disability Pride Month to protect the rights of people like my granddaughter—especially when those rights are under attack.

Why we need Disability Pride Month

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I wanted to ignore the World Cup this year, but something wonderful happened. The world came here and partied. Here's why this matters.

The beautiful game

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If you had a trillion dollars, what would you do with it? Or more importantly, who in our society should have a trillion dollars, and what value does it actually have?

If you had a trillion dollars

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With the fiasco that is the 250th anniversary celebration of the United States, I've been seeing a lot of people on social media ask, "What was the Bicentennial like?" As someone who was turned 15 that year, I can tell you.

When we celebrated America

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The latest grandmacore trend expresses a desire to return to a simpler time. We must be careful that nostalgia doesn't lead to even more repressive times. The 1970s can offer us some important lessons.

Grandmacore and the yearning for simpler times

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What does a sewer pipe and a Dr. Seuss story have in common? Both say something important about society.

Sewer pipes, Yertle the Turtle, and society

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As I get older, I think about my responsibilities as an elder in our society. That's why we need to renew a promise our parents and grandparents made to us that our generation has forgotten.

Act your age

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At the Commodore LA Super Show last month, I discovered the power of community.

Commodore and community

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In honor of National Library Week, here are some of my favorite libraries.

My favorite libraries

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How burned hard-boiled eggs forced me to face uncomfortable truths about myself and society, and why healing begins with us.

Can a man be good?

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As Apple marks its 50th anniversary, here's how its products have benefited our family—and humanity as a whole.

What is good technology: 50 years of Apple

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What makes this tax season so egregious this year is watching our hard-earned money being used to enrich the already rich and powerful. But there is a way we can fight back.

We're being robbed

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In a year of mounting horror, the death of a child may seem unimportant. Here's why it matters.

Why we grieve for a child

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Evil doesn’t triumph because good people are afraid to say nothing. It’s because people stop considering goodness as an option.

The banality of evil

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We live in a time of take, take, take, but when we give to others, it always comes back to us. It's a lesson I learned from Weight Watchers.

You get what you give