BY DOMINIC WIGHTMAN Utopian ideas, though charming in theory, always crumble under the weight of their impossibility. They deny human nature: people are complex, driven by a mix of altruism and selfishness, logic and emotion. In a utopia, everyone is expected to behave with perfect benevolence and rationality. However, history and psychology tell us that humans are not wired this way. Alas, we are prone … Continue reading The Stepford Smile