Stand your ground” doesn’t mean “anything goes” in Texas. Here’s what to know about when using force is actually legal.

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A slightly confounding practice was introduced to the world this month, when TikTok user Tamara explained that buttons were a ...

To be able to care for the people you love, you must first take care of yourself. It’s like the advice we’re given on airplanes: put on your own oxygen mask before trying to help someone else with ...

After a fatal Ankeny stabbing, a domestic violence expert explains warning signs of abuse and how to safely support victims ...

Self-compassion reduces our feelings of shame and self-doubt. We explore a practice to help quiet our inner critic with kindness. Description: Self-compassion reduces our feelings of shame and ...

A wedding on a wide, picturesque farm turned into a shock for a 34-year-old nurse practitioner who had always believed she outranked most of her husband's relatives financially. Her 31-year-old ...

A recent paper in Current Opinion in Psychology by Thielmann and Burghart explores the limits of self-knowledge, why it matters, and how we can strengthen self-awareness. In this article, I discuss ...

Want to stay current with Arthur’s writing? Sign up to get an email every time a new column comes out. Early in my academic career, I noticed that one of the most popular classes on campus was ...

You’re reading Open Questions, Joshua Rothman’s weekly column exploring what it means to be human. I like to talk, and, sometimes, when I find that I’m droning on and on, I rein myself in by ...