For generations, people have debated whether a glass is half empty or half full. The response that you give often indicates ...

Most Americans think 2026 will bring more problems than progress, with pessimism stretching across the economy, politics, and global affairs. In a new Gallup survey, majorities predict negative ...

After the Assad regime fell and the emergence of Sharaa as the new leader, Syrians were inundated with talk of “optimism” and “pessimism.” But, to a large extent, so were the Lebanese, as they had ...

Roy Scranton is an essayist, novelist, literary critic, climate philosopher, and author, most recently, of “Impasse: Climate Change and the Limits of Progress.” He teaches at the University of Notre ...

Optimism is not going to see us through these trying times. There is no reason to believe that things will suddenly get better, not when the Trump administration seeks to alter or terminate many of ...