From the editor: A little bit dim

Universal truths are hard to come by, when you think about it.

We can all agree on “thou shalt not kill,” for example—until war, hoodies, bad guys with guns or the right to choose muddy the issue. Same with that “give unto Caesar” bit, which we pummel every year with jabs about just how much really belongs to government.

Even more modern bits of advice, such as “don’t do drugs,” fail scrutiny when you consider the handfuls of behavioral modification pills we pump down teenage throats every month.

But I would argue the case for one sage universal truth that does indeed stand the test of time: “...