We have many ways to describe the turbulent character of the political present: the populist moment, democratic backsliding, the authoritarian turn. But if a new analysis of global trends in public ...

With summer, most look forward to enjoying the sunshine and sandy beaches. But for many, it also causes negative feelings about body image, vacation envy and other feelings of dissatisfaction. The ...

Economic progress can cause people to feel dispossessed and angry if they don't feel like they are also advancing, according to a study. "The results indicate that a booming economy may not be the ...

Each year the Gallup organization polls people from 120 countries around the world to find out if they are satisfied with the freedom they have to choose what to do with their lives. In 2006, the U.S.

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"The first requisite of civilization ... is that of justice," wrote Sigmund Freud in his 1930 book Civilization and Its Discontents. Ideally, this is true, but it often seems like some civilizations ...