There are two consequences in history: one immediate and instantaneously recognized; the other distant and unperceived at first. These consequences often contradict each other; the former come from our short-run wisdom, the latter from long-run wisdom. The providential event appears…

Above is a window at the London School of Economics, it was commissioned by Bernard Shaw in 1910 in reference to the Fabian Society. This was an organization created in the 1800s to subvert the existing order and create a…

I was speaking to a brother-in-law of mine recently and we were discussing how we seek comfort and avoid discomfort. But then I realized that this isn’t entirely true. Both of us enjoy going to the gym and weightlifting and…