According to a decades-long research project, the U.S. is not only the most individualistic country on earth; we’re also high on indulgence, short-term thinking, and masculinity (but low on “uncertainty avoidance,” if that makes you feel better). We look at how these traits affect our daily lives and why we couldn’t change them even if we wanted to.
600. “If We’re All in It for Ourselves, Who Are We?”
599. The World's Most Valuable Unused Resource
EXTRA: Why Rent Control Doesn’t Work (Update)
598. Is Overconsolidation a Threat to Democracy?
597. Why Do Your Eyeglasses Cost $1,000?
EXTRA: People Aren’t Dumb. The World Is Hard. (Update)
596. Farewell to a Generational Talent
595. Why Don't We Have Better Candidates for President?
594. Your Brand’s Spokesperson Just Got Arrested — Now What?
593. You Can Make a Killing, but Not a Living
EXTRA: The Fascinatingly Mundane Secrets of the World’s Most Exclusive Nightclub
592. How to Make the Coolest Show on Broadway
591. Signs of Progress, One Year at a Time
EXTRA: The Opioid Tragedy — How We Got Here
590. Can $55 Billion End the Opioid Epidemic?
589. Why Has the Opioid Crisis Lasted So Long?
Extra: Car Colors & Storage Units
588. Confessions of a Black Conservative
587. Should Companies Be Owned by Their Workers?
586. How Does the Lost World of Vienna Still Shape Our Lives?
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