Friday, May 29, 2026 • Today's Principle: Decay

The Epstein file hearing is back on the table — and once again, the country watches powerful institutions choose self-protection over plain truth. Today's episode uses the principle of Decay from Chapter 10 of Men of the Republic to diagnose what happens when men stop naming rot and start absorbing it. The charge: find the conversation you've been avoiding and tell the truth plainly, because the man who can't name decay in his own home is already contributing to the decay he sees in the headlines.

Scripture: Proverbs 29:2; Isaiah 5:20

Today's Charge: Name one specific thing you've been normalizing — in your household or with someone you lead — and call it accurately before the week is out.

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Today's Decay chapter reference: Ch 10 — The Decay of the Republic