Optimally Irrational

The aim of maximising happiness is doomed to fail as a public policy

"A Theory of Everyone" by Michael Muthukrishna

Happiness and the pursuit of a good and meaningful life

The quality of US democratic institutions is at stake in the election

Expanding economic boundaries: The contributions of Acemoglu, Johnson, and Robinson

Unpacking the modern science of happiness

Glenn Loury's late admissions

Depression

The focusing illusion

The ponds we choose and those we don't

Everything is relative... to others

"If you can, you must." Why we set ever higher goals