A 60-Year-Long Journey of Friendship

Lew Wilcox and Bobby Rohrbach Jr. met in the summer of 1962, riding their bikes together in a small southern Ohio town.

These days, every Saturday, one ...

People Mix Better at Applebee’s than Church

These days, Americans seem divided by almost everything. But you know what has proved successful at bringing Americans of different backgrounds together? ...

People Express Deep Despair to Elmo

If there was any doubt that the national mood could need a dose of uplift, more evidence showed up in late January. On X (formerly known as Twitter), ...

Drew Cary’s Unique Signoff

For decades, Bob Barker ended each episode of the long-running game show The Price is Right the same way—urging viewers to spay or neuter their ...

Infant on Plane Given Gift by Passenger

When Jake and Kelly Levine boarded their flight, they were hoping their five-month-old daughter Romey would be able to behave appropriately. Kelly said, ...

People Regret Saying ‘Make Yourself at Home’

Hosting friends and family from out of town always sounds good in theory, but it doesn’t come without its challenges. Two-thirds of Americans have ...

Greeting Neighbors Maximizes Your Wellbeing

It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood, haven’t you heard? Mister Rogers said so—and now his simple advice on how to be a good person ...

Big Sandwich Night: One Family's Tradition

When I was a child, my dad made up a fake holiday called Big Sandwich Night the weekend after Thanksgiving. On that night we got the longest bread we ...

Struggling Marathoner Helped by Fellow Runners

Training for a marathon is one of the most physically demanding activities you can willingly put yourself through. And when race day finally comes—after ...

Americans Turn Away from Community Organizations

In his book Adrift, New York University professor Scott Galloway writes:

We used to be more involved in our communities. In the 1990s most Americans attended ...