My earliest memory is a spanking. Those of you that know me, go ahead and laugh. I’m sure you’re thinking “no surprise there.” I wasn’t quite four. The family was getting ready for church. Mom was ...

Most of us have experienced one of our best solutions backfiring and unintentionally creating a bigger problem in the future. One historical example of an unintended consequence occurred in the early ...

Misbehaving middle schoolers banned from a Homewood restaurant without parental supervision have created a teachable moment about consequences for unruly conduct. Students from James Hart Middle ...

To achieve our goals, most people plan ahead. Governments and organizations do the same. Sometimes even well-planned goals end up having major drawbacks and unintended consequences. Here are three ...