Principles Are Like Pants, You Ought to Have Some… And Other Life Lessons • B.T. Clark
Book cover of 'Principles Are Like Pants, You Ought to Have Some' by B.T. Clark

reads like humor • hits like self-awareness • principles still matter

Think you have principles?

Most people do. This book quietly tests that assumption. It’s a sharp, funny, and sometimes uncomfortable look at integrity, accountability, and the gap between what we say we believe and how we actually behave.

B.T. Clark has spent a quarter-century in journalism watching neighbors behave badly, politicians dodge accountability, and technology turn simple tasks into existential crises. Along the way, he’s learned the same thing over and over: most problems could be solved if people would just do the basics—have some principles, own their choices, treat others with dignity, and for the love of all that’s holy, use your turn signal.

Inside these pages

  • Truth-with-a-punchline takes on integrity, hypocrisy, and everyday excuses
  • Stories from the parenting and marriage trenches where character gets revealed fast
  • Commentary that annoys both sides, because principles aren’t partisan
  • Reflections on loss and hardship without pretending humor fixes everything
  • A defense of decency and a prosecution of high-beam drivers

If this sounds like you…

  • You believe character still matters
  • You’re tired of everyone blaming everyone else
  • You can handle accountability without calling it “hate”
  • You can laugh at yourself when the mirror shows up

This book reads like humor and hits like self-awareness. You’ll recognize coworkers, neighbors, strangers online, and probably yourself. That’s the point.