Is a ‘Frictionless’ Society a Trap?
But the main thing that has come to annoy people is more philosophical. A futurist named Thomas Klaffke warns that… Read More »Is a ‘Frictionless’ Society a Trap?
How A.I. Might Change the Way Doctors Think
Daniel Kahneman, the behavioral psychologist and Nobel laureate in economics, distinguished between two modes of judgment: the quick, intuitive impressions… Read More »How A.I. Might Change the Way Doctors Think
Should My Husband Tell His Best Friend That We Can’t Stand His Wife?
Readers Respond The previous question was from a reader who worried that her friends’ adult son might harm them and… Read More »Should My Husband Tell His Best Friend That We Can’t Stand His Wife?
Capital Punishment Is on the Decline. Except in Ron DeSantis’s Florida.
This July marks the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Gregg v. Georgia, which reinstated the death… Read More »Capital Punishment Is on the Decline. Except in Ron DeSantis’s Florida.
The Native Leader Who Tied His People’s Fate to the Patriot Cause
Good Peter’s journey into thickly populated New England had made clear to him that power now rested with common settlers… Read More »The Native Leader Who Tied His People’s Fate to the Patriot Cause
Did American-Style ‘Gentle Parenting’ Spoil French Children?
Catherine Gueguen, a pediatrician who also regularly faces off with Goldman in the media, says that good behavior comes from… Read More »Did American-Style ‘Gentle Parenting’ Spoil French Children?
The Teenage Soldier Who Revealed How the Patriots Really Won the War
Unlike state militiamen called up for a few weeks of emergency service, George Washington’s Continentals were regular soldiers who had… Read More »The Teenage Soldier Who Revealed How the Patriots Really Won the War
Is There a Founding Story That Can Unify Left and Right?
As the country spent these years planning its bicentennial celebration, organizers faced the challenge of telling a story that by… Read More »Is There a Founding Story That Can Unify Left and Right?
Robby Hoffman Will Always Feel Poor, No Matter How Rich She Gets
One thing you said in that talk is that “comedy chooses you.” And you also said, “The stage understands me,… Read More »Robby Hoffman Will Always Feel Poor, No Matter How Rich She Gets
My Awful Mother Is Getting Alzheimer’s. What Do I Owe Her?
I am the eldest of three middle-aged siblings and by far the most stable. Our parents divorced when we were… Read More »My Awful Mother Is Getting Alzheimer’s. What Do I Owe Her?