What we can learn from Goodfellas

The classic film about a young man's search for respect offers some lessons for how to help young men today.

Ray Liotta passing away has me thinking about Goodfellas. It had a meaningful influence on me as a child, and many of my peers growing up, even though it’s a story that Hollywood has told a million times: a kid from a working class family is drawn to a life of crime by manipulative gangsters who promise him money beyond his wildest imagination. But this…