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Bruce Feiler

Bruce Feiler is the bestselling author of seven books, including Life Is in the Transition, The Secrets of Happy Families and Council of Dads, and writes the popular newsletter, The Nonlinear Life. His four Ted Talks have been viewed more than five million times.
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Opinion
TRUMP CARD

The Battle to Define Trump’s Victory Is More Important Than the Victory Itself

There’s a reason that one of the oldest truisms in Washington D.C. is “beware the mandate.”

Bruce Feiler

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ELECTION ELOCUTION

Tim Walz and the ‘Folksy’ Science Behind Sounding American

As Coach Walz prepares to deliver a big stakes pep talk at the 2024 Democratic National Convention, here are four proven secrets to sounding all-American to look out for.

Bruce Feiler

A photo illustration of Kamala Harris, Tim Walz, and Doug Emhoff, and The Beatles performing.
opinion
WHAT A YEAR

Why Harris and Walz Just Made 1964 Great Again

The year 1964 appears to have special significance to Kamala Harris. Not only is it the year she and her husband were born but it is also the birth year of her running mate.

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Make Your Family Happier

Forget family dinner, embrace conflict, and other new ideas from author Brue Feiler about how to have a happier family.

Bruce Feiler

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Sage Advice from Famous Dads

To celebrate Father's Day, Council of Dads author Bruce Feiler collects the top ten inspirational messages from iconic American fathers, including Ben Franklin and John Wayne. Plus, VIEW OUR GALLERY of Celebrity Dads.

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Who Will Raise My Daughters?

When Bruce Feiler was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, he formed a Council of Dads, six men who could be a father to his twin daughters if he were no longer around. Plus: Read an excerpt from his new book.

Bruce Feiler

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A Man Who Could Be Me

In this exclusive excerpt from The Council of Dads, Bruce Feiler, having just been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, asks a dear friend to be a father to his young twin daughters. Plus: Read how Bruce Feiler formed The Council of Dads.

Bruce Feiler

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The Cult of Tut

Thirty years after his blockbuster show, the Boy King returns to New York with a new exhibit. Bruce Feiler on how an Egyptian nobody became a global superstar. VIEW OUR GALLERY.

Bruce Feiler

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It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's Moses!

Superman was based on him, Charlton Heston played him, and politicians quote him—Moses is as American as apple pie, Bruce Feiler writes in his new book, America’s Prophet.

Bruce Feiler

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The Enlightenment Diet

Fasting is a practice that Jews and Muslims, believers and scientists, Deepak Chopra and Glenn Beck all embrace. But does going without food really deliver spiritual and physical benefits? Bruce Feiler investigates.

Bruce Feiler

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