Are you a jerk?

This piece originally appeared here in the Troy Messenger. Are you a jerk? You probably answered no. Yet you know jerks. When we imagine jerks, it’s usually others we envision, not ourselves. We almost never say, “I’m a jerk.” A jerk, according to Merriam-Webster, is “an unlikable person,” especially “one who is cruel, rude, or small-minded.” Picture the jerks you know. Do you dislike them?…

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Allen Mendenhall and Stanley Kurtz on "Success Stories"

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Of Work and Generational Conflict

This post originally appeared here in The Troy Messenger. A recent report by ResumeBuilder.com found that 31% of employers won’t hire Gen Z candidates. Another 30% claimed they fired Gen Z employees who were on the job a month or less. Why is this happening? The proffered reasons are that youth dress inappropriately, communicate poorly, request higher pay than is warranted, and avoid necessary…

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Allen Mendenhall and Jay Nordlinger on "Success Stories"

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Allen Mendenhall and Alexandra Hudson on "Success Stories"

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Allen Mendenhall and Wes Allen on "Success Stories"

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Never Fear to Make Mistakes

This piece originally appeared here in the Troy Messenger. The storied 1960 World Series came down to a winner-take-all game between the National League’s Pittsburgh Pirates and the American League’s New York Yankees. Bill Mazeroski made history with a ninth-inning homerun, propelling the Pirates to victory. Never before had a team won Game 7 of the World Series with a dinger. Asked how the…

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Friendship, civility, and respectful disagreement

This piece originally appeared here in The Alabama Political Reporter. This month, in Washington, D.C., I ran into one of my college professors at the American Enterprise Institute. I hadn’t seen him in 20 years; nor had I returned to campus recently. Once my superior, he was now my colleague. He’s taught for over 50 years. I asked him about my alma mater—what was new there and what had…

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Allen Mendenhall Interviews Bryan Dawson of 1819 News

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Is ESG Investing Good for the Economy?

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Steve Flowers Interviews Allen Mendenhall on "Alabama Politics"

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Allen Mendenhall Interviews Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall

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Donna Feazell Interviews Allen Mendenhall about "A Glooming Peace This Morning"

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Allen Mendenhall on "Stories That Empower"

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Allen Mendenhall and Andrew Puzder on "Success Stories"

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Allen Mendenhall and Susan DuBose on "Success Stories"

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Allen Mendenhall and Donna Feazell on "A Glooming Peace This Morning"

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