Stanford psychologist Jamil Zaki explains that whether we are dealing with business, politics, or personal matters, it’s possible — and advantageous — to train ourselves to be more empathic.

Huge demonstrations won’t translate into immediate political results, but there’s a reason the president is so bothered by them.

Candidates closer to the political center, from both parties, continue to fare better in most elections than those farther to the right or left. This pattern may be the strongest one in electoral politics today, but it is one that many partisans try to obscure and many voters do not fully grasp.

DM As many wise people have shared, across a variety of contexts, human social attentiveness and caring (aka: compassion) diminishes as a function of "distance" (broadly defined in numerous ways, not only physical). In other words, self-care and immediate family care typically reside at our "care epicenter," ...while our "extended concern, attention and care" for all others suffers varying degrees of decline, thus encompasses incremental reduction of moral social thought, ac

Demand for cultural commentary is higher than it’s ever been—but now that commentary is coming from unconventional new sources.

Technology is coming for jobs. Here is why we need to plan, not panic. KEY POINTS Technology has always affected work but the next wave of technology may be different. Work fulfills not only essential physical needs for us but also psychological needs. Even if a work-free world offers physical abundance, we may still experience psychological poverty.

Data show a resilient economy. But that largely reflects spending by the rich, while others pull back amid high prices and a weakening labor market.

The American experiment will soon turn 250. Is its time running out? Excerpt: " The U.S. retains unique strengths. It generally has independent courts and mostly freewheeling media. It enjoys relative geopolitical safety. As the country approaches its 250th anniversary, we should remember Abraham Lincoln’s remark t hat no external enemy could by force take a drink from the Ohio River. “If destruction be our lot," he said, “we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a

I want to feel, as Walt Whitman did, that America and democracy are inextricable.

The president’s Caribbean boat strikes are setting a dangerous new precedent. Related

A week of ostentatious bigotry in American politics

Effort would install ally at agency’s criminal unit who has drawn up list of investigative targets Related Also Related Also related Also related Quick Summary of First Link Above The Trump administration is preparing changes at the IRS that could facilitate criminal inquiries into left-leaning groups and Democratic donors. Gary Shapley, an adviser to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, is compiling a list of potential targets, according to people familiar with the matter. Th

DM Good morning Claude. How might theTeilhard de Chardin's construct of a "Noosphere" relate, correlate, or have relevance to our recent conversations, and the many factors thereof (such as: Pantakinesis™, the Universal Holophren™ and the fractals thereof, Non-local consciousness discoveries and their potential relationships to post-death consciousness, Fitness=Truth™ and definition of truths as being personal, etc.). Good morning! What a rich synthesis question! Having revie

Madagascar’s president is in hiding as armed forces say they are in control of the island

Canada, U.K. and European Union back off electric-vehicle targets as economic reality sets in and even China shows cracks Related Quick Summary of first link above: General Motors announced a $1.6 billion charge because of sinking electric-vehicle sales, attributing the shift to reduced government subsidies. Canada paused its electric-vehicle sales mandate for next year, and the EU is rethinking its 2035 emissions target for cars. AlixPartners now forecasts electric vehicles

From Nazi Germany

Wharton visiting scholar Cornelia Walther explains how AI can help business leaders translate different mindsets and communicate more effectively.

My recent trip to China shows the incredible material progress for its citizens and contributions to the world's clean energy future, but also the dangers of their authoritarian system in The AI Age

Without one, America may sink into autocracy for decades.

For nearly 250 years, America promoted freedom and equality abroad, even when it failed to live up to those ideals itself. Not anymore. Related