Capto Veritas

A longing to find in another country a mirror of ourselves can push aside the stark reality.

An outlier on the left adopts the blunt and pugilistic style more associated with the right.

Very sorry, mom, and everyone on your side of the family. But I have seen the light at last and have become … a Yankee fan.

The shape of a recession matters; here are a few possibilities. (Beware the “L.”)

Life in the cockpit can be very boring and very distracting. Perhaps dangerously so, some believe.

The increasingly complicated work of service dogs suggests there’s more to the canine brain than a good nose and an instinct to please.

The psychology of protesting; an argument against saving dying languages; “workwear couture”; and other stories.

Senators on health care and a mother on the swine flu vaccine.

40%: The percentage of Americans identifying their political views as conservative.

Women in Siberia are lobbying to legalize polygamy.