Robert Wright's Nonzero

Bob: Trump is 100% public relations and 0% problem solving ... The time Bob embarrassed Mickey in front of Anthony Fauci ... Right-wing media and coronavirus policymaking ... Bob fails to get Mickey to bemoan the lack of a clear national plan ... Is Andrew Cuomo getting too hokey? ... Is COVID-19 telling us to strengthen national borders? ... Mickey fears merit-based ventilator triaging ...

Bob: Trump is 100% public relations and 0% problem solving ... The time Bob embarrassed Mickey in front of Anthony Fauci ... Right-wing media and coronavirus policymaking ... Bob fails to get Mickey to bemoan the lack of a clear national plan ... Is Andrew Cuomo getting too hokey? ... Is COVID-19 telling us to strengthen national borders? ... Mickey fears merit-based ventilator triaging ...

Bob: Trump is 100% public relations and 0% problem solving ... The time Bob embarrassed Mickey in front of Anthony Fauci ... Right-wing media and coronavirus policymaking ... Bob fails to get Mickey to bemoan the lack of a clear national plan ... Is Andrew Cuomo getting too hokey? ... Is COVID-19 telling us to strengthen national borders? ... Mickey fears merit-based ventilator triaging ...

Ruth's book, America the Anxious ... Ruth is skeptical that meditation leads to happiness ... Is being in the moment overrated? ... Is there a mindful view of the coronavirus pandemic? ... Radical self-help at the Landmark Forum ... The CEO of Zappos created a happiness city in Las Vegas. It did not go well. ... A plea for tolerance in the battle over attachment parenting ... Why are Mormons so gosh darn happy? ... Happiness in the UK vs. the US ...

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Jesse's new article, "The Rise of PTSD" ... How society viewed traumatized veterans of WWII vs. Vietnam ... Effective treatments for PTSD ... The danger of trauma becoming an identity ... From 9/11 to coronavirus, we live in traumatic times ... Speech policing and social climbing in the name of trauma ... Jesse's forthcoming book, The Quick Fix ...

How we’re coping with COVID-19 ... Will the pandemic promote division or unity? ... How this crisis is and isn’t like climate change ... Nipping it in the bud vs. flattening the curve ... The role of social shaming ... Theories of Trump ... Paul’s new life as a virtual professor ... How grim can this get? ...

How we’re coping with COVID-19 ... Will the pandemic promote division or unity? ... How this crisis is and isn’t like climate change ... Nipping it in the bud vs. flattening the curve ... The role of social shaming ... Theories of Trump ... Paul’s new life as a virtual professor ... How grim can this get? ...

How we’re coping with COVID-19 ... Will the pandemic promote division or unity? ... How this crisis is and isn’t like climate change ... Nipping it in the bud vs. flattening the curve ... The role of social shaming ... Theories of Trump ... Paul’s new life as a virtual professor ... How grim can this get? ...

Is Bob a bad yogi? ... Narayan's book, The Magnanimous Heart ... Narayan's journey from Janet to Narayan ... How Narayan entered contemplative practice ... Learning from snakes and lizards in Thailand ... Defining the Buddhist term dukka as "a constant squeeze" ... Dealing with feelings of grief and loss after a divorce ... Narayan: Not taking sides is not the same as passivity ... Mindfulness and the death of a loved one ...

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Economic and political effects of coronavirus ... Even viruses are processed through the lens of tribalism ... Will the virus shred the social fabric or bring people together? ... Damon: The virus will strengthen nationalism worldwide ... Could corona revive economic localism? ... Will the right blame "cosmopolitans" for spreading the virus? ... Damon: The virus reminds us how much is beyond human control ...