The uses of history

The Economist, August 29, 2015 The 70th anniversary of Japan’s second-world-war surrender has exposed what is almost an obsession with history both in Japan and among some victims of its wartime aggression, especially in China and South Korea. […read...

What your levels of sensitivity say about you

Scott Barry Kaufman, Salon, May 7, 2015 Do other people’s moods affect you? Do you tend to be more sensitive to pain? You may be a highly sensitive person – someone who tends to have intensified experiences and responses to their surroundings....