Northwestern University

Americans are unhappy. Consumer confidence is at lowest level in over 2 years, and the "misery index" is at a 28-year high. But there's a lot more to our distress than the numbers. The real source of our current unhappiness lies in a set of deeper emotional triggers -- triggers that we can change.

Approval rates for bank loans will likely fall as the number of applications increase over the next six months, according to a recent survey of banking professionals released today by Fair Isaac and Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.

The news is out, and has been for some time, about the imminent death of print media. And yet, I am amazed that everywhere I teach--from my reporting and writing class at Loyola University Chicago to Northwestern University's summer program for gifted students--young men and women have a passion...

As I write this, I'm standing in a classroom at Northwestern University, teaching journalism to 14 exceptionally bright students, ranging in age from 9 to 12. They startle me with how much they know; some of them wield iPads with more skill and flash than adults. Others correct me when I make a...