Commentaries are opinion pieces contributed by readers and newsmakers. VTDigger strives to publish a variety of views from a broad range of Vermonters. Commentaries give voice to community members and ...

The Bank of England announced its biggest rate hike since 1995 on Thursday, following the lead of the Federal Reserve in the U.S., which has been raising rates to respond to skyrocketing inflation.

Groupthink, confirmation bias, and conformity subtly distort our perceptions, leading to flawed judgments and, at times, disastrous consequences. Historical examples like the Bay of Pigs invasion, the ...

Take a moment to think about all your seldom-used belongings, all the furniture, clothes, electronics, kitchenware, knickknacks and everything in between. How much extra stuff do you own? For many of ...

In analyzing foreign policy, the focus is usually on instruments: military power, economic levers, alliances, and diplomatic pressure. However, a less visible yet decisive variable is the “mind of the ...

The Stoics are cool today, so you might have bumped into this wisdom from Epictetus, who said: “We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.” Listening is also cool ...