I'll suggest that the happiness hypothesis offered by Buddha and the Stoics should be amended: Happiness comes from within, and happiness comes from without. We need the guidance of both ancient wisdom and modern science to get the balance right.

I got interested in the American culture war back in 2004, and it's one of the only growth stocks I've ever invested in.

science is a smorgasbord, and google will guide you to the study that's right for you.

Dividing into teams doesn't necessarily mean denigrating others. Studies of groupishness have generally found that groups increase in-group love far more than they increase out-group hostility.

People who devote their lives to studying something often come to believe that the object of their fascination is the key to understanding everything.

Morality binds and blinds. It binds us into teams … but thereby makes us go blind to objective reality.

The psychological origins of love are in attachment to parents and sexual partners. We do not attach to ourselves; we do not seek security and fulfillment in ourselves.