Danes are twice as trusting as Americans. That pays off in some big and unexpected ways. What can the US learn from Denmark?

If you want your website to remain undiscovered, follow these four steps.

The lessons we learn from our parents stick with us. The children of World War II veterans got some special insights.

The power of a long slow walk is immense.

If we want to avoid the fate of the humans in Wall-E, we’re going to need to get much better at change and creation

The arrival of new music AI’s is frightening. Look over a cliff and you might see the end of the human music business…

Everybody needs a good editor. You know, someone who lets us know when an idea’s not quite ready or goes on too long or could be more succinct? Well, Taylor Swift is testing the idea.

Not many politicians have any idea of what work looks like for everyday Americans — and what it would take to make it better. A look back to one politician who took time to learn, and what we might still learn from his example today.

The new film Zone of Interest raises wrenching questions about what we would have done to stop what was happening if we were living in Nazi Germany. In this piece (originally written in August 2023) I try to wrestle with how we answer questions like that.

Being part of a fan base means having something in common with a lot of people who don’t look like you, earn like you, vote like you or maybe even believe like you. There just aren’t many parts of life that are like that anymore.

Would you move to another state if someone offered you $10,000 for a home downpayment? Free workspace? Zipline passes? A free mountain bike? across the country, small towns are looking for an edge as they go people-hunting.

“Cowboy Carter” is raising tough questions about what country music is — and whether Black women can sing it.