Arthur Brooks

1 week ago | theatlantic.com | Arthur Brooks

Want to stay current with Arthur’s writing? Sign up to get an email every time a new column comes out. Unless you inhabit a hermit cave with no internet access, you’ll know that we live in the Age of Offense. With high levels of polarization and innumerable ways to broadcast one’s every thought to strangers far and wide, it is easier than ever to lob insults and to denigrate ideological foes.

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Arthur Brooks

Are You in a Sexless Marriage? Here’s What That Actually MeansWhy couples stop having sex and what that does or doesn’t mean for a relationship. Let’s get something out of the way: The phrase “sexless marriage” …

2 weeks ago | theatlantic.com | Arthur Brooks

Want to stay current with Arthur’s writing? Sign up to get an email every time a new column comes out. In financial circles, the investment strategy many people pursue during chaotic times is known as the “flight to safety.” That means dumping risky assets such as stocks and buying safer ones such as government bonds. This is not just a financial strategy, but a human one. When things get chaotic, eliminate your exposure to risk and hunker down. That’s the safe bet. Or is it?

2 weeks ago | sueddeutsche.de | Arthur Brooks

Maximilian Kolbe was a Polish priest and Franciscan friar who was arrested by the Gestapo in 1941 for hiding Jews and publishing anti-Nazi tracts, then sent to Auschwitz. He might have survived the camp and the war had he looked out for himself. Instead, he volunteered to take the place of a man randomly selected to be starved to death in retribution for another prisoner’s escape. After several weeks without food, he was still clinging to life and leading other prisoners in prayer.

3 weeks ago | theatlantic.com | Arthur Brooks

Want to stay current with Arthur’s writing? Sign up to get an email every time a new column comes out. My preoccupation with writing about meaning, love, and happiness derives from my desire to understand these parts of life more deeply, and impart to others whatever understanding I can glean. I will confess that this can be a frustrating task at times because I feel as though I can never get to the essence of these sublimities; words always feel inadequate.