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Nostalgia

Flying in the 1960s was more glamorous than flying today | Illustration: Adani Samat

Travel

Flying Is Better Than in the Good Old Days, No Matter How Luxurious Those Old Photos Look

The big lesson from the past 50 years of American air travel is that the aesthetics matter a lot less than the economics.

Eric Boehm | 1.22.2026 11:00 AM

A woman is pictured pushing a stroller in the 1950s |  imageBROKER/Sjoberg/Newscom

Populism

The Horseshoe of Doom: Populists Left and Right Say America Is Failing. The Facts Don't.

When voters believe they're living through an economic apocalypse, they're willing to embrace the very policies that would create one.

Veronique de Rugy | 12.4.2025 1:45 AM

A DeLorean car | Photo by Jason Leung on Unsplash

Politics

Americans Aren't Nostalgic for the Past. They Are Nostalgic for Being 15.

There's nothing wrong with thinking the music from your teenage years was the best ever made, but please don't vote as if you'll bring that back.

Eric Boehm | 5.29.2024 1:52 PM

FeatureCulture | Photo: Jonathan C.K.Webb/aeroengland.co.uk

Nostalgia

False Nostalgia

The "good old days" weren't all that good—but they're still messing with politics.

Johan Norberg | 12.5.2021 7:00 AM

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