Freedom of expression has dropped globally by 10% since 2012 —an erosion not seen since the world wars and the Cold War era. At the same time, self-censorship has risen by 63%, as journalists ...

Emotions are constructed, not discovered. Relational safety—not precise labels—allows the brain to tolerate uncertainty, ...

Hiking provides immense cardiovascular and musculoskeletal benefits, but being in nature while participating in the activity might be the greatest advantage of all. When hiking on challenging terrain, ...

American grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky’s death exposed an online culture at odds with the game’s staid reputation. In Starmer’s Britain, speech that dissents from progressive orthodoxy is punished in ...

One of the earliest mentions of New Year's resolutions appeared in a Boston newspaper in 1813. But the practice itself can be ...

From Estonia to Antarctica, this once-pagan symbol has taken on many strange forms. In December 1848, an illustration showed Queen Victoria, Prince Albert, and their children admiring a Christmas tree ...

Gerry Baker is Editor at Large of The Wall Street Journal. He writes a weekly column for the editorial page of The Journal each Tuesday on politics, economics and culture. Mr. Baker also writes a ...