Kaplan offers a bleak vision of a world in permanent political upheaval. Taking his title from T. S. Eliot’s famous poem about civilizational breakdown in the wake of World War I, Kaplan sees the ...

The self-help author Oliver Burkeman argues that the path to productivity — and peace of mind — begins with accepting your ...

We need to be pessimistic enough to prepare for bad outcomes but optimistic enough to undertake new projects. We need to see ...

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Midori Kato is the last original member of the cast of “Sazae-san,” a cartoon series that premiered in 1969 and never quite joined the modern world. Lena Schilling, the youngest lawmaker in ...