To Get Happier, Make Yourself Smaller
Self-esteem is overrated. The better path to enlightenment is through contemplating one’s insignificance.
Ideas
Democrats Finally Realize It Isn’t 2016 Anymore
Members of the left and the center seem to have concluded that, to win elections, each side needs to become more like the other.
Trump’s Toddler Response to the Epstein Saga
The president baits, deflects, and chews the scenery in a drama that just won’t die.
Trump’s Self-Damning Response to a Legitimate Question
The president scolded a reporter for “embarrassing” Mohammed bin Salman. But MBS seemed less aggrieved than Trump.
‘A Recipe for Idiocracy’
What happens when even college students can’t do math anymore?
Political Parties Have Disconnected From the Public
Across the democratic world, the postwar era’s dominant parties face a populist insurgency.
The Trump Administration’s Favorite Tool for Criminalizing Dissent
Federal prosecutors have charged more than 100 people with Section 111 violations. Was their crime anything more than opposing Trump’s immigration policies?
How Crypto Could Trigger the Next Financial Crisis
The danger of stablecoins lies in the ways they are meant to be safe.
Tell Students the Truth About American History
We owe it to Americans of all ages to be honest about the country’s past, including its contradictions.
Pennies Are Trash Now
The government has no plan for America’s 300 billion pennies.