- A pessimistic article on optimism, via Economist.
- Here’s a review of a recent book on the function argument in Aristotle’s ethics, which, because the book uses “inventive translations,” includes nice discussions of bios, teleios, physis, and others.
- “A record 29% of Americans now identify as religiously unaffiliated — the largest single religious cohort, surpassing Catholics (19%) and evangelical Protestants (23%), Pew Research Center reports,” via Axios.
- Robert Watson is the chief concierge at the Willard in Washington—here’s a fascinating profile.
- Chronic absenteeism or a performance review from students?