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10-year-old earns Carnegie Medal for holding a boy dangling from a chairlift

A ski trip in Virginia took an unexpected turn on Jan. 26, 2025, when a 6-year-old boy slipped off a moving chairlift and dangled above rough, sloping ground. Sitting beside him was Major Metzger, then 10, who grabbed the younger boy’s arms and held on until ski patrol reached them…

The Times of India · Oct 20

13-year-old Alex Munroe saves family from dog attack, earns Carnegie Medal

On March 6, 2023, 13-year-old Alex Munroe of Windsor Junction, Nova Scotia, punched an attacking adult German shepherd repeatedly to free his eight-year-old brother and his mother. Stepping out of the house, he saw his mother, Trisha Munroe, struggling to pull his younger brother from the dog's grip, so he…

The Times of India · Oct 20

Little Free Library Milestones: Grassroots network hits 200,000 boxes; children read more often

Todd Bol founded Little Free Library in 2009 as a heartfelt homage to his reading-enthusiast mother. The nonprofit blossomed into a global movement, marking significant achievements such as the launch of its 200,000th library by 2025, aimed at fostering literary access in disadvantaged communities. Their programs, particularly the Impact Library…

The Times of India · Sep 25

Quote of the day by Charlie Munger: “You look at Carnegie and Franklin. They had only a few...” — Inspiring life lessons from a timeless quote on curiosity, self-improvement, critical thinking, personal growth, and what the late Berkshire Hathaway vice chairman known for disciplined reasoning and lifelong learning understood about teaching yourself what matters

Quote of the day by Charlie Munger: “You look at Carnegie and Franklin...” and see how much of their knowledge came from teaching themselves through reading. The idea reaches beyond books, touching the way people handle work, uncertainty, mistakes and important decisions when no one else can provide the answer.…

The Economic Times · Sep 2

Quote of the day by Andrew Carnegie: "The man who dies thus rich dies…" - a powerful lesson on what the wealthy should do with their fortunes

Two wealthy people can reach the end of their lives having accumulated similar fortunes and be remembered in completely different ways. One spends a lifetime accumulating and simply passes the fortune along at death, treating wealth as something to be preserved and handed down intact. The other treats accumulated wealth…

The Times of India · Aug 29

Quote of the day by Andrew Carnegie: 'People who are unable to motivate themselves must be...' Life lessons from Scottish-American industrialist & philanthropist on success, ambition and self-motivation

Quote of the day by Andrew Carnegie: Andrew Carnegie emphasised the importance of self-motivation in achieving success. He believed that talent alone does not guarantee meaningful accomplishments. His own journey, from modest beginnings to becoming a successful industrialist, demonstrated his ambition and determination. Carnegie later devoted much of his wealth…

The Economic Times · Aug 19

Socialists Claim Public Libraries Are Examples of Their Policies. Don't Believe Them.

Libraries aren’t all that socialist, and they’re far from the total state the radicals really want.

Reason · Aug 14

A little-remembered Gilded Age millionaire helped make milk safe for American kids through his ‘retail giving’

The 1844 edition of the widely used schoolbook written by William H. McGuffey, “Newly Revised Eclectic Fourth Reader,” includes a dialogue about the difference between “true and false philanthropy”:

The Conversation · Aug 11

'The man who dies rich dies disgraced': The last time America had such wealth inequality, Andrew Carnegie knew he had to give it all away

Peter Thiel has called the Giving Pledge an "Epstein-adjacent fake boomer club," but even that Gates and Buffett initiative fails Carnegie's test.

Fortune · Jul 22

Social Darwinists to tech bros: tracing the long fight against equality in US

Historian Kim Phillips-Fein’s book Country of Lords looks back at the many men who have tried to fight against egalitarianism, from John Adams to Peter Thiel

The Guardian - US · Jul 21