Principles Are Like Pants, You Ought To Have Some: And Other Life Lessons
Most people do. This book quietly tests that assumption.
Principles Are Like Pants, You Ought to Have Some... And Other Life Lessons is a sharp, funny, and sometimes uncomfortable collection of columns about integrity, accountability, and how surprisingly hard it has become for grown adults to act like grown adults.
Written by longtime journalist B.T. Clark, this book isn't about being perfect. It's about noticing the gap between what we say we believe and how we actually behave-at work, in traffic, online, in public, and at home. Clark takes aim at everyday hypocrisies, cultural absurdities, and small moral shortcuts we've all learned to excuse, usually with humor and occasionally with a raised eyebrow.
These essays don't lecture. They observe. They laugh. And then they linger.
Inside, you'll find:
Humor about adults behaving badly-and why we all notice it everywhere except in ourselves
Reflections on integrity, responsibility, and the slow erosion of basic decency
Stories about parenting, marriage, loss, frustration, and the moments that quietly reveal who we really are
Commentary that makes both sides uncomfortable, because principles aren't partisan
A reminder that kindness, accountability, and common sense shouldn't feel radical
This book reads like humor-quick, accessible, and relatable-but it hits like self-awareness. You'll recognize coworkers, neighbors, politicians, strangers online, and probably yourself. That's the point.
If you believe character still matters, you'll enjoy this book.
If you're confident you already have strong principles, you may enjoy it even more.
And if you're easily offended by accountability, this probably isn't for you.
Either way, it's a funny read. Just don't be surprised if it makes you pause before your next excuse.
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