Insights

In 1986, the philosopher Harry Frankfurt published a short essay with an indelicate title and a devastating insight. In On Bullshit, Frankfurt argued that bullshit is not the same thing…

Success is a curious thing. We are encouraged to pursue it, admire it, and measure ourselves against it — yet when we see it too plainly in others, our reactions…

When people travel, need has a way of forcing itself into view. In many parts of the world, poverty and hardship are impossible to ignore. They appear in crowded streets,…