Joshua David Stein

Fatherly | First Person | Fatherhood

When a Good Family Runs Like a Good Government

The constitutional approach to parenting is as fraught as revolution and there's more crying involved. Tony, my 6-year-old, is minding his business, paging...

By Joshua David Stein - January 1, 2020
Corvette | Cars | Fatherhood

The Chubby Kid in the Bullshit Car

As a son, I spent unhappy hours in a Corvette. As a dad, I've learned to love them. My dad grew up in...

By Joshua David Stein - January 1, 2020
Fatherly | Fatherhood | Loneliness

The Specific Pain of Not Being Invited to a Kid’s Birthday Party

Refresh. Refresh. I checked the inbox again. No invitation had come. My son was not invited. I had been told and fully believed that graduation...

By Joshua David Stein - January 1, 2020
Tattoos | Fatherly | Fatherhood

What I Tell My Children About My Truly Awful Tattoos

When 'I was drunk and in college' isn't the right response. When I was eighteen, I had an apartment in Florence,...

By Joshua David Stein - January 1, 2020
Fatherly | Fatherhood | Daniel Mendelsohn

Talking Greek Food, ‘The Odyssey’, and Dads with Daniel Mendelsohn

The idea is to go home, but that's not always possible. The other day I had lunch with Daniel Mendelsohn, the most famous...

By Joshua David Stein - January 1, 2020
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