Dr. Zarefsky presents an analysis of Lincoln's speeches. The public messages in which Lincoln evolved his views on slavery and the Union and by whch he sought to persuade others.

Many of us never learned--or have forgotten--how to make smart, long-term decisions, so we avoid making them. In a world where immediate satisfaction is the norm, it's easy to do. Whether it's decisions about our health (our chronic overuse of antibiotics has triggered a shocking rise in immunity to them), our finances (20% of us have nothing saved for retirement), or our jobs (we slash R and D to improve short-term balance sheets and then can't keep...