Biophobia: Why some people hate nature—and what you can do about it

We're constantly told that spending time in nature is good for the body and the mind alike. A large body of research shows ...
Psychology Today

Is Human Nature Good or Evil?

What is human nature? This is a question that has perplexed philosophers and psychologists throughout the ages. Are people essentially socially constructive and altruistic or are they destructive and ...
Reason

"What Is Government Itself, but the Greatest of All Reflections of Human Nature?"

That's a famous line in Federalist No. 51, generally attributed to James Madison—but not quite. The line is actually, in context, But the great security against a gradual concentration of the several ...
City Journal

The Hard Truths of Human Nature

The Origins of Politics: How Evolution and Ideology Shape the Fate of Nations, by Nicholas Wade (HarperCollins, 256 pp., $32.00) No matter how he lands on one’s radar, Wade is worth reading. His ...