Donald Trump’s decision to demolish part of the White House feels a bit on the nose. In place of the East Wing will rise a grand ballroom, though the plan remains fuzzy. Our correspondent sees the renovation as an
apt parable for the second Trump presidency,
where smash-grab provocation is partly the point and where no one seems to give a hoot about procedures.
Did that make you angry? The world has spent much of the past two decades getting steadily grumpier. But our feel-good article explains
why people are suddenly cheering up
(it has nothing to do with the White House). Some parts of the world are more contented than others—such as those perennially perky Danes—and age plays a role too.
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