Ideas Special Projects Understanding Gen Z ‘Stagnancy Is Scarier Than Change’: What I Learned From My Road Trip in Search of Gen Z There's a stubborn optimism among my generation. We care deeply, and we're ready to be listened to. Sophia Pink
Social Justice Another Threat to Our Democracy: Narcissism New research finds self-centered people are less likely to support democratic values. Tom Jacobs
News in Brief Humblebragging Just Makes You Look Like a Fraud New research finds the common practice inadvertently projects insincerity. Tom Jacobs
News in Brief Millennials May Not Be Such Narcissists After All New research finds recent college students are no more self-absorbed than their predecessors. Tom Jacobs
News in Brief How Collective Narcissism Helps Explain Trump The perception that your group is losing ground relative to others can propel a dangerous spiral into populist nationalism. Tom Jacobs
News in Brief More Evidence Links Reality Television and Increased Narcissism What hath the Jersey Shore wrought? By Tom Jacobs (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images) Researchers are starting to suspect… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief We Are Absurdly Confident of Our Superiority Two new studies find that we often think of ourselves as both morally superior and less biased than… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Shelf Help: ‘The Selfishness of Others: An Essay on the Fear of Narcissism’ A skeptical eye is cast on the entire narcissism discourse. By Peter C. Baker The Selfishness of Others:… Pacific Standard Staff
Social Justice Reality TV Linked to Heightened Narcissism New research finds a link between higher levels of narcissism and a preference for certain television genres, including sports. Tom Jacobs
Social Justice And That’s Me With the Mona Lisa! Surprised museum researchers find many visitors snap photographs of themselves with the masterpieces. Tom Jacobs