I lived in an Arabic-, French-, and Spanish-speaking country for almost three years, and yet I can hardly write or speak any of them. But I became fluent in German after six months of living there. What’s the difference? And what does it have to do with my decision to start this blog?  The difference? Confidence. I learned German at 18 when I was still ridiculously overconfident in everything I learned in my rural hometown. Evolution? BS. Gay marriage? Hate the sin, not the s

Why does feeling angry feel so good? Let’s imagine Gronk, who lived in a small, nomadic community of 60 people 50,000 years ago. As he was going on his nightly walk around their settlement, he caught one of the community members stealing from the group harvest. Outraged, he rushed to tell the others. The group shared his anger and banished the thief. This collective outrage both rids the group of this bad actor and sends a strong signal to members: stealing is bad. Anger and