Culture & Psychology
American Dreaming For 250 Years
As we celebrate America’s 250th anniversary, much attention is rightfully being paid to the founding documents and ideas that got us here. The Declaration of Independence established a national...
Culture & Psychology
Beyond the Cynical Age: The Return of Sincerity
Imagine back to a Friday night in 1989. You and your friends have just rented a copy of Rocky IV on VHS from Blockbuster...
Culture & Psychology
Mental Health Crisis—or Crisis of Overdiagnosis?
Something strange is happening in psychiatry. We are spending more on mental health care than ever before, have invested decades of research into new...
Culture & Psychology
Why Americans Should Root for Religious Renewal
Over the past three decades, the fastest-growing religious demographic in America hasn’t been evangelical Christians, Catholics, or Muslims. It’s the “nones”—people who claim to...
Culture & Psychology
Carving Your Own Path: Survivor and The American Dream
In 2026, Survivor reaches Season 50, the same year that the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary. Both began as radical experiments built on...
Culture & Psychology
Performance Without Politics
I was excited to learn that Shudder to Think, one of my favorite bands from the 1990s, recently reunited, is making new music, and...
Culture & Psychology
Back For the Future: Why Gen Z’s Historical Nostalgia Should Give Us Hope
Our relationship with technology has become a source of widespread concern, but there's reason for hope. Generation Z, defined as those born between 1997...
Culture & Psychology
Why F1 The Movie Is An Unexpected Cultural Phenomenon
F1 The Movie, starring Brad Pitt, hit theaters in late June, earning an unexpected $55 million domestically during its opening weekend and becoming an instant...
Culture & Psychology
The Untold Story of Digital Flourishing
Our public discourse about technology has become overwhelmingly negative and pessimistic. Media narratives and public commentary primarily highlight technology's potential harms, such as mental...
Culture & Psychology
The Beauty of Understanding: What Aesthetic Experience in Science Reveals About Human Flourishing
What draws a person to dedicate themselves to the pursuit of science?
The answer might seem obvious: curiosity, intellectual challenge, or innovations that can be...
Culture & Psychology
Safety Is Not The Goal: Why Boys Need Risk to Flourish
Parents who visit the all-boys school where I have been headmaster for the past 23 years are often shocked by the amount of freedom...