Have you ever felt like life throws the same tough situations at you over and over again? Maybe people misunderstand you, or you find yourself questioning rules that don’t make sense. These struggles ...

It’s easy to dismiss lighthearted banter as nothing more than playful distraction in relationships. Yet, research suggests it’s far more profound than it seems. Riffing, or lighthearted banter, is a ...

Ms. Angwin and Mr. Fields-Meyer are the authors of the forthcoming book “On Courage: How to Be a Dissident in an Age of Fear,” from which this essay is adapted. It’s tempting to feel despondent about ...