Have any of you, like me, had to sit through a Sociology class in which they discussed the 1964 Kitty Genovese murder? Or, maybe you've ...

Are we living in a cultural golden age? Since this is a blog about positive trends, you've probably guessed I'm going to say the ans...

The WorldWatch Institute reports that educational attainment is steadily rising worldwide. In 2010, worldwide , over 61 percent of adults (...

I never thought I'd be writing this, because I am decidedly not a car person. I moved to NYC and got rid of my car seven years ago becau...

We live in Manhattan between 1st and 2nd Avenues. Over the last two months or so, the city has repaved and repainted those two streets, and ...

I just finished reading The Big Short , Michael Lewis's account of the subprime mortgage crisis from the perspective of the few rare peo...

USA Today: the FBI announced that "violent crime dropped 5.5% last year despite a deep recession that has made millions desperate. It ...