History doesn't crawl; it leaps.

My biggest problem with modernity may lie in the growing separation of the ethical and the legal

But they never notice the following inconsistency: this so-called worst-case event, when it happened, exceeded the worst case at the time.

For many people, commuting is the worst part of the day, and policies that can make commuting shorter and more convenient would be a straightforward way to reduce minor but widespread suffering.

We favor the visible, the embedded, the personal, the narrated, and the tangible; we scorn the abstract.

If you are in banking and lending, surprise outcomes are likely to be negative for you.

The traits I respect are erudition and the courage to stand up when half-men are afraid for their reputation. Any idiot can be intelligent.